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Ameir Ford

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated Aug 23, 2020

Victim Details

Ameir Ford

Male

Black / African American

Indianapolis

IN

2020-08-23

16

Ameir

Ford

07/23/2026

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On a summer afternoon in Indianapolis, Indiana, 16-year-old Ameir Ford, a Black male, was fatally shot on August 23, 2020. The incident occurred just after 12:40 p.m. at the Washington Pointe Apartments on Belhaven Drive, located on the city's far east side. Ford was walking back to the apartment he shared with his mother and siblings when an assailant or assailants inside a Chevy Trailblazer that had been circling the parking lot opened fire.

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  • wthr.com: 16-year-old boy killed in far east side shooting
  • 16-year-old dies in double shooting on city's east side - WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic
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