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Ashlynn Nelson

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated Aug 23, 2019

Victim Details

Ashlynn Nelson

Female

Black / African American

Indianapolis

IN

2019-08-23

15

Ashlynn

Nelson

07/13/2026

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In a tragic turn of events on August 23, 2019, 15-year-old Ashlynn Nelson, a female, was fatally shot inside her family's apartment on the far east side of Indianapolis. Her older brother, 16-year-old Nicholas Nelson, was also killed in the incident that shattered the lives of their family and shook the community. Ashlynn was remembered by her mother as a 'social butterfly' who was smart and earned good grades.

The siblings were students at Lawrence North High School, and their deaths lef ...
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  • FOX59: Mother negotiates 15-year-old son’s surrender in murder of teen siblings, sources say
  • WRTV: Teenage siblings shot dead in apartment on Indy's NE side
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