Murdered Man Was Found ‘Sitting Upright’ on Stoop on Thanksgiving Day. His Killer Just Learned His Fate

Ousman Gasama was killed by Efrem Edmondson in November 2023

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  • Ousman Gasama was killed by Efrem Edmondson in 2023 while the two were in an ongoing feud
  • Gasama had expressed concerns about his safety with regards to the feud, sources told police
  • Edmondson was found guilty last month of murder and possession of firearm by a serious violent felon

An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to more than six decades in prison for a November 2023 murder.

Ousman Gasama was found dead and “sitting upright” on the entry stoop of an Indianapolis, Ind. residence on Thanksgiving Day that year, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement shared with PEOPLE. Authorities apprehended Efrem Edmondson soon afterwards, who was convicted of murder in September 2025.

Officials with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department responding to the residence on Nov. 23, 2023 found Gasama on the stoop deceased from gunshot wounds, per the statement. Officers followed a “trail of blood” into the apartment where Gasama was shot, and found four witnesses, blood droplets and cartridge casings…

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