A 20 year old Indianapolis man is found shot to death inside his apartment
Reginald “Reggie” Hill Jr., a fun-loving and cherished 20-year-old, was known to his friends and family as “Reggie Mac.” A graduate of Northwest High School in Indianapolis, he was a warehouse worker and a proud father to a young son, who was his spitting image. Remembered for his love of family, Reggie's life was full of promise and was deeply valued by those who knew him. His death in April 2013 left his loved ones, particularly his mother, Brenda Hudson, with a void that has never been filled.
On the night of Thursday, April 4, 2013, gunshots shattered the peace in a commercial area on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Police were called to investigate a shooting in a parking lot near the Lafayette Square Mall. There, they found Reginald Hill suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition. Despite the efforts of medical staff, the young father succumbed to his injuries the following day, on April 5, 2013. He was a young Black man whose life was cut tragically short.
Initial reports from news outlets indicated that a second man, Larry Cole, 21, was also found with multiple gunshot wounds that same night in a separate incident. Investigators with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) began the difficult process of piecing together the events that led to Hill's death. From the outset, detectives believed the shooting was not a random act of violence, suggesting that Hill may have been specifically targeted. However, the motive behind the attack remained unclear to the public.
The area around Lafayette Square had experienced a number of violent incidents in the years leading up to the shooting, causing concern among local residents and visitors. The investigation into Reginald's murder was extensive, yet it yielded few public leads. No surveillance footage or detailed descriptions of a person of interest were ever released, and as days turned into years, the case grew cold, leaving Hill's family without answers or justice.
For years, Brenda Hudson has refused to let her son's memory fade or for his case to become just another statistic. She has spoken out, pleading for anyone with information to come forward and break the "street code" of silence that she believes has protected her son's killer. "It gets on my nerves," Hudson said in an interview, "because I know that people know information about my son's case. I know these so-called friends of his." Her persistent quest for justice is fueled by the hope that those responsible will one day be held accountable.
In August 2020, seven years after the murder, a glimmer of hope emerged for the family. Hudson announced that a new detective with the IMPD had been assigned to review her son's cold case file. She expressed cautious optimism that a fresh set of eyes might uncover new leads or spark a memory in someone who has stayed silent for too long. This development, though small, meant the world to a mother still fighting for her son.
As of late 2020, the investigation into the homicide of Reginald "Reggie" Hill Jr. remains open and unsolved. No arrests have been made, and no suspects have been publicly identified. His family continues to grieve and await a breakthrough, holding onto the memory of a beloved son and father whose life was stolen far too soon.
