A road-rage incident on May 3, 2015, on the Eastside of Indianapolis ended with 41-year-old Nicholas Norris shot dead while riding his motorcycle with his girlfriend and another couple. The conflict began after an SUV driven by 24-year-old Ron Stewart allegedly cut off the motorcycles; a verbal exchange at a red light escalated and Stewart reportedly showed a handgun. Both vehicles then pulled into a pawn shop parking lot, where Norris reportedly struck Stewart’s vehicle with a small weighted keychain. Stewart exited his SUV and fired six shots at the motorcyclists; Norris was hit multiple times, including a fatal head wound, and died en route to the hospital.

Surveillance video from the area helped identify the suspect, who was arrested at a hotel on North Shadeland Avenue. Prosecutors said Stewart was the initial aggressor and could have retreated; Stewart said he fired because he feared for his life. A jury acquitted Stewart of murder but convicted him of voluntary manslaughter, a Level 2 felony, and he was later sentenced to prison.

Did anyone in the area witness the confrontation at the red light or the pawn shop parking lot?