INDIANAPOLIS — A family is looking for answers after a 17-year-old was shot to death on Halloween night in a neighborhood on the far east side of Indianapolis.
Police are still investigating what led to the deadly shooting on Brook Crossing Lane. The family of the victim, who lived near the scene of the shooting, said the victim left home just minutes before he was killed.
Just after 7:30 p.m. Thursday, with kids still out trick-or-treating, neighbors in Brookwood Crossing along Cumberland Road reported hearing a half dozen gunshots.
Police were quickly called and found a 17-year-old shot to death in the road.
“I just can’t believe this happened,” said the victim’s great aunt Tracey Russell. “I’m just tired of the gun violence.”
The family of Dashawn Gilbert described the victim as a quiet kid, who loved his brother and stayed out of trouble.
“He didn’t cause harm to nobody,” said Donald Gilbert, the victim’s grandfather. “He was a good kid.”
The teen was a senior at Warren Central High School. A spokesperson for the Warren Township School District sent the following statement: