On February 11, 2015, 23-year-old James J. Young was found in the Near Westside of Indianapolis after reports of a shooting. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department discovered him with fatal gunshot wounds; emergency crews responded but he died of his injuries. The Marion County Coroner’s Office later identified him and ruled the death a homicide.

Police canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and evidence, but early reports supplied few details about motive or the circumstances that led to the shooting, and no immediate apprehension of a suspect was reported. Online databases that track unsolved crimes and victims of gun violence continue to list his case and seek public leads.

James Young left behind a large family: his parents, James McGee and Wanda Young; three sons, James Young Jr., Jameer Young, and Ja'Mion Young; two daughters, J'Mionna Young and Amyah Young; and sisters Monica Bridges and Shawnta Young. He was buried at Sutherland Park Cemetery following services at Williams & Bluitt Funeral Home.

If anyone on the Near Westside that night remembers seeing something or has information about what happened to James Young, please come forward.