Shanton L. Carprue Jr. was a 23-year-old Black man who was shot dead on September 29, 2015, in East Chicago, Indiana. His mother had noticed a dark-colored car with tinted windows and a missing piece of chrome near their home earlier that day, a vehicle she associated with someone her son had been having trouble with. Multiple 911 callers reported gunshots around 141st and Grace streets, and witnesses said they saw a dark blue Buick speed away with the driver’s face covered by a red, black, and gray mask.

Police found Carprue in the front seat of a dark-colored four-door vehicle; he had been shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators identified 21-year-old Tavontae Allen of East Chicago as the primary suspect and charged him with murder. Allen, who had prior charges for criminal recklessness and carrying a handgun without a license from an earlier shooting, was released on bond while awaiting trial. The case did not reach trial because Allen died on August 1, 2017, after suffering a severe asthma attack.

Does anyone have information about the events around 141st and Grace on September 29, 2015, or about the dark blue Buick seen leaving the scene?