On a late summer evening in Martinsville, Indiana, the life of 48-year-old Jimmy Adams was tragically cut short. On August 29, 2026, police were called to the 200 block of North Park Avenue after reports of gunfire. Upon arrival, they discovered two individuals with gunshot wounds. Both were transported to a nearby hospital, but Adams was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival. The second victim, a 35-year-old woman, was in stable condition after being treated for her injuries.
Family members described Jimmy Adams as a devoted family man who would give the shirt off his back to help someone in need.
The investigation into the shooting quickly pointed to 24-year-old Levi Camplin as a person of interest. Witnesses reported that the incident stemmed from a verbal dispute that escalated. According to court documents, Adams was arguing with the female victim when Camplin, who was several trailers away, shouted at Adams. The argument between Adams and the woman reportedly became more physical, and another witness who tried to intervene was allegedly struck by Adams. One witness claimed to have seen Adams put the woman in a chokehold, while another said Adams taunted Camplin, asking if he was "too scared to shoot" and reached for what was described as a gun on his side. Following this, Camplin allegedly fired multiple shots, striking both Adams and the woman before fleeing the scene in a yellow Dodge Dakota pickup truck. The truck was later found abandoned by police.
A multi-state manhunt for Levi Camplin was launched, involving local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. He was described as "armed and dangerous." The search came to an end on September 4, 2026, when U.S. Marshals apprehended Camplin in Virginia. He was held in Virginia pending extradition back to Indiana to face charges. This was not Camplin's first encounter with law enforcement, as he had previously been a person of interest in a 2020 Christmas Eve shooting that left two teenagers dead, though he was never charged in that case. The case against Levi Camplin for the death of Jimmy Adams centers on the conflicting witness accounts of the events that transpired on that fatal August night. The prosecution will likely focus on the testimony that portrayed Camplin as the aggressor who needlessly escalated a dispute into a homicide, while the defense may argue that Camplin was acting in defense of the woman who was being physically assaulted by Adams. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
