Incident

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1-03-2023 Indiana Indianapolis 2-1

Location

January 03, 2023

Castleton Square Mall
6020 E 82nd St
Indianapolis, Indiana

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Michael Mason Jr.
Age: 16
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Justin Johnson-Sparks
Age: 21
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Clyde Michael Johnson
Age: 19
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental Shooting at a Business
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Mistaken ID (thought it was an intruder/threat, was friend/family)

Notes

Shooting at South entrance of Mall, subject thought the VICs were intruders trying to enter his vehicle; mix-up between identical vehicles

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2023/01/04/castleton-square-mall-shooting-2-people-found-shot-outside-mall/69776063007/

URL: https://cbs4indy.com/news/indycrime/mistake-over-identical-cars-may-have-led-to-homicide-of-16-year-old-at-castleton-square-mall/

URL: https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/arrest-warrant-issued-for-suspect-in-castleton-mall-shooting/

URL: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/castleton-square-mall-shooting-connected-to-2-other-shootings-indianapolis/531-7f5231e7-dbac-476a-8507-0d35fcf3b2c7

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District

Congressional District: 7
State Senate District: 30
State House District: 87