On January 12, 2015, a domestic dispute at a family home in the 800 block of Bellhaven Place on Indianapolis’ east side ended with Artemus Smith shot and killed. Officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department found Smith with fatal gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Family members described the argument as a personal conflict that escalated from words to physical violence.

Investigators identified Pierce McDade Jr as the primary suspect after family accounts and statements from their father, Pierce McDade Sr, indicated McDade Jr produced a firearm and shot his brother. McDade Jr was arrested in connection with the slaying and later faced charges related to the homicide. What details about the confrontation inside the house led to the shooting remain unclear to the public.

If anyone witnessed the argument on Bellhaven Place or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know.