On September 10, 2014 in Elkhart, Indiana, 18-year-old Dretarrius Rodgers was shot multiple times and died at the scene during a robbery on Falcon Court that targeted drugs and money. Rodgers had been with two companions, 19-year-old Freddie Rhodes and 17-year-old Deante Dalton, when a struggle over a handgun erupted and the situation turned deadly. A man inside the home, Norman Gary, was also shot and critically injured.

Authorities arrested Rhodes and Dalton the following day and charged both under Indiana’s felony murder statute, which applies when a death occurs during the commission of a felony such as robbery. In June 2015 a jury found both guilty; defense attorneys did not call witnesses at trial. In July 2015 Rhodes was sentenced to 58 years and Dalton to 55 years for their roles in the robbery that resulted in Rodgers’ death.

Did anyone in the Elkhart area have information about the robbery or the people involved that wasn’t reported at the time?