16-year-old gang member known as ‘Hell Head’ charged with murder in adult court

A 16-year-old Indianapolis gang member known by the nickname “Hell Head” has been charged with murder in adult court more than a year after police say he shot a 24-year-old man during a robbery on Temple Avenue.

FOX59 News reporter Max Lewis said the case began in April 2025, when officers found 24-year-old Wilson Astreide shot and lying in the middle of the street in the 300 block of North Temple Avenue. At the time of the shooting, the suspect, Richard Williams, was 15 years old, according to the report.

Lewis reported that Astreide survived for several months after the shooting, but later died from complications tied to his injuries. After the coroner ruled the death a homicide, prosecutors elevated the case and Williams was waived into adult court…

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