Ethan Scott Bell, 18, was shot and killed on the morning of December 24, 2020, at a Circle K gas station in Bargersville. Family described him as a devoted eldest-sibling figure who had a diploma from Central Nine Career Center and worked as a forklift operator at an Amazon facility in Plainfield.Bell was in a red Chevy Cruze with 17-year-old Tony Cristobal and 18-year-old Devon McHugh for a prearranged meeting to buy marijuana. According to McHugh, the three planned to rob the sellers by bringing only half the money and faking a weapon with a cell phone.

Gunfire erupted inside the vehicle; both Bell and Cristobal were shot and killed at the scene. McHugh survived wounds to his leg and flank. Investigators recovered sixteen shell casings and extensive bullet damage inside the car.No arrests have been announced in the double homicide; a person of interest has been identified and the case remains open.

Did anyone who knew Ethan or who was in the Bargersville area on December 24, 2020, see or hear anything that could help?