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David Hardwick

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated Mar 17, 2008

Victim Details

David Hardwick

March 28, 2022

Male

White / Caucasian

Indianapolis

IN

2008-03-17

2008-03-17

27

David

Hardwick

Yes

07/20/2026


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In the early morning hours of a March day in 2008, the life of 27-year-old David Scott Hardwick was tragically cut short in Indianapolis. Hardwick, a jewelry store manager, was discovered under a tree outside an apartment complex on Breen Drive, the victim of a fatal gunshot wound to the head. A member of the Oneida Tribe of Indians, he was a father to three children and a stepfather to two.

The investigation into his death led police to a 14-year-old boy named Nevin Brooks. The day after ...
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  • 15-year-old gets 55-year sentence for Ind. murder
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