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Dustin Houghton

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated Jan 20, 2015

Victim Details

Dustin Houghton

Male

White / Caucasian

Indianapolis

IN

2015-01-20

25

Dustin

Houghton

07/11/2026

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In the early hours of a cold Tuesday morning in January 2015, the life of 25-year-old Dustin Mitchell Houghton was tragically cut short in a violent encounter on the west side of Indianapolis. Houghton, a male resident of the city, was discovered inside a car on North Sheffield Avenue around 4 a.m. on January 20th, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound. Another man was found injured on the porch of a nearby home, a testament to the brutality of the event that had transpired.

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  • Fox 59: Two suspects charged after SWAT situation connected to west side shooting
  • Indianapolis Star: Homicide suspects arrested in Westside SWAT incident
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