On January 4, 2020, 15-year-old Peter Lambermont was found dead in Indianapolis, Indiana, marking the city's first homicide of the year. Police officers responded to a report of a person down near the 3100 block of North Priscilla Avenue on the city’s east side, near 31st Street. Upon arrival, they discovered the teenager suffering from multiple gunshot wounds behind a vacant house his parents had been rehabbing. Lambermont was pronounced dead at the scene.
An autopsy later determined he had been shot nine times, sustaining wounds to his head, abdomen, thighs, and other areas.
The investigation revealed that the killing stemmed from a dispute over a firearm. According to court documents and testimony, Lambermont had allegedly retrieved a handgun hidden by an acquaintance, Treshawn Davidson, days prior to the shooting. On the day of the murder, Davidson and another individual, Jakeb Wells, picked Lambermont up in a vehicle under the pretense of going to smoke marijuana. Once they arrived at the location on Priscilla Avenue, Wells reportedly ordered Lambermont out of the car. Despite the victim’s pleas for his life, Wells opened fire, fatally wounding him.
Detectives utilized cellphone records, social media data, and witness statements to identify the suspects. Location data placed the suspects' phones at the scene during the time of the crime. Additionally, investigators discovered a video posted to Wells' Snapchat account the day after the murder, in which he brandished a firearm and rapped about killing someone he knew. A witness also came forward, stating Wells had admitted to the shooting during a phone call.
In May 2020, authorities arrested two suspects in connection with the homicide. Jakeb Wells, who was 19 at the time, was taken into custody on May 12, followed by the arrest of 17-year-old Treshawn Davidson on May 13. Davidson was charged as an adult with murder and theft of a firearm. Wells faced charges of murder and carrying a handgun without a license.
Jakeb Wells stood trial in June 2021, where Davidson testified for the prosecution, identifying Wells as the shooter. The jury found Wells guilty on both counts. On July 28, 2021, a judge sentenced Wells to 50 years in the Indiana Department of Correction for his role in the death of Peter Lambermont.
