Timothy Lenges, 41, was found dead from a single gunshot wound to the chest at his home in the 6100 block of East 32nd Street in Indianapolis on the evening of August 20, 2014. A graduate of the Indiana School for the Deaf, Lenges ran his own motorcycle shop and was remembered by family as mechanically skilled, fun-loving, and fond of the outdoors and animals, including his Great Dane.

Detectives from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation but faced immediate communication challenges because Lenges and much of his social circle were deaf. The need for interpreters slowed early interviews as police worked to reconstruct his final movements and identify potential adversaries.

Police reported no identified motive or person of interest in the weeks and months after the shooting.

If anyone knew Timothy, his routines, or who might have had contact with him around August 20, 2014, please share information that could help bring answers.