Christopher Lee Maggart, a 37-year-old male, was discovered deceased in a residence in Kokomo, Indiana, on the evening of January 30, 2019. Authorities were dispatched to the home located at 615 Southlea Drive around 7:44 p.m. following reports of a possible shooting. Upon their arrival, first responders found Maggart unresponsive at the scene, where he was subsequently pronounced dead.
An investigation into the circumstances of the death was immediately launched by the Kokomo Police
Department. The following day, an autopsy performed by the Howard County Coroner confirmed that the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the chest, ruling the manner of death as a homicide. Detectives began processing evidence and urged anyone with information about the incident to contact the local tip line, seeking leads to piece together the events that led to the shooting.
Born in Kokomo, Maggart was a local resident who had graduated from Eastern High School in 2000 and later attended Ivy Tech Community College. At the time of his passing, he was employed in assembly at Subaru and had previously worked as a welder. He was a husband and father, known to his family for his love of the outdoors, particularly fishing and hunting.
In the period immediately following the discovery, police did not publicly identify a specific suspect or announce an arrest connected to the shooting. The investigation remained active as officials appealed to the community for assistance, but no further details regarding charges or convictions have been widely released in available public records.
