Logan Warrior Goings

Logan Warrior Goings was a little boy who had to fight for his life from the moment he was born. His grandmother, Holly Wilson, remembered that when he was born, they didn't know if he would survive, but he did. Logan, a six-year-old Native American boy, quickly caught up to other children his age. He loved doing puzzles and crafts at his grandmother's home in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. In the spring of 2022, he was just months away from starting kindergarten and was excited about the future. He told his grandmother, “Grandma, I’m gonna go to school. And I’m gonna make a best friend.”

The evening of May 5, 2022, shattered that future. Around 9:00 p.m., Logan was inside his family's home when an unknown vehicle pulled up. An assailant got out and fired 14 rounds into the occupied house, riddling the living room and a bedroom with bullets. As the gunfire erupted, Logan was ducking down and moving across a window when a bullet struck him in the head. He died from his injuries while sitting on the couch. His grandmother had left on a quick errand and was only minutes away from home when the shooting happened. She later questioned why anyone would shoot up the house of an elder, knowing children were inside.

The Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety and the FBI's Minneapolis Field Office launched an immediate and active investigation into the drive-by shooting. Despite their efforts, no suspect has ever been publicly identified or arrested in connection with Logan's murder. Investigators have appealed to the public for any information that could lead to a breakthrough. An FBI special agent described the perpetrator as someone who "showed up at a home, and fired fourteen rounds into an occupied home where there are women and children not knowing what was on the other side of that wall."

In June 2026, on what would have been Logan's tenth birthday, the FBI renewed its plea for information. "The person who did it has been living with the fact that they murdered a 6-year-old child for the past four years," said FBI Special Agent Matthew Vogel. He sent a direct message to the person responsible: "Come forward, take some accountability for your actions, and control a little bit of how the rest of this judicial process goes for you." Investigators have stressed that even a seemingly small piece of information could be crucial to solving the case and have assured the public that tips can be submitted anonymously.

For Logan's family, life has been on hold since his death. His grandmother, Holly Wilson, shared that the family has not yet held a memorial dinner for him. "I wanna find the killer," she said. She honors her grandson's memory through the Lakota tradition of putting out a spirit plate at every meal for those who have passed on. "They took so much from me when they killed him," Wilson said. "They took a part of my life when he died. I did too." She also thinks about the family of the person who took her grandson's life, saying, "Because they raised the killer."

As of August 2026, the investigation into Logan Warrior Goings' homicide remains active and unsolved. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for his death. Special Agent Vogel has affirmed the agency's commitment, stating, "We are never going to stop looking for the killer of Logan. We are not going to step aside from this case and we will keep digging until it is resolved." Anyone with information is urged to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.