In the early morning hours of March 14, 2016, a quiet suburban street in Indianapolis was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Nerva Singleton, a 40-year-old mother of five, was returning to her home on Dobbs Ferry Court when she was fatally shot on her own front steps. The tragedy unfolded around 4 a.m., leaving a family and a community in shock. Four of her children, ranging in age from two to 24, were inside the house at the time of the incident.
Family members, awakened by the
gunshots, reported seeing a light-colored Ford Taurus speeding away from the scene. Despite this lead, law enforcement officials were left with very little to go on. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, police had no suspects and no clear motive for the crime. The senseless act of violence left investigators and Singleton's loved ones grappling for answers, struggling to understand why someone would commit such a 'cold-blooded' act, as one family member described it.
Nerva Singleton was described by her daughter as the 'backbone' of their small family, the person who held everything together. Her sudden and violent death left a void that could not be filled. Friends and neighbors remembered the neighborhood as a peaceful and family-friendly area, making the brutal nature of the crime all the more jarring. In the years that have followed, there have been no publicly reported arrests or naming of suspects in connection with the murder of Nerva Singleton, leaving her case unresolved and her family still waiting for justice.
