On a summer evening in Beech Grove, Indiana, a gathering of remembrance turned into a scene of violence, leaving a young man dead and a community in shock. Twenty-year-old Brandon Cortez-Newton, a Hispanic male, was fatally shot on July 17, 2022, at Don Challis Park. The park was filled with people attending a vigil when the sound of dozens of gunshots shattered the peace.
When Beech Grove Police arrived at the park on South 9th Avenue around 9:30 p.m., they found Brandon Cortez-Newton de
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