Family and friends remember 18-year-old killed in northeast Indy

INDIANAPOLIS – It is a tragic ending that one family says they did not expect.

“If you know something, speak up. Stop protecting people who are killing our babies,” said DeAndra Dycus, executive director of Purpose for My Pain.

Family members said 18-year-old Isaac Williams, who was seeking a fresh start in Indiana, was shot and killed over the weekend.

At a balloon launch on the Northeast Side, relatives said Williams did not move to Indianapolis until he was 18.

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“I cried like a baby over and over again yesterday,” said Isaac Williams’ grandfather.

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A heartbroken grandfather seeks comfort after receiving a call Sunday morning about his grandson Isaac Williams.

“Every morning I get up, kneel down and pray to the Lord to take care of my children,” said Isaac’s grandfather.

IMPD officers responded to a report of a person shot at an apartment complex on East 39th Street. When they arrived, they found 18-year-old Isaac Williams, who had succumbed to his injuries.

“He was a fun-loving young man who was quite naive. He didn’t know Indianapolis,” said Teresa Brown, Isaac Williams’ aunt.

Brown tells Amber that her nephew just moved here from Phoenix, Arizona, at 18.

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“He was here trying to build his own life. He came from Arizona and wanted to do his own thing, so he got his own apartment. He had a job. He just wanted to build his own life,” Brown said.

“Thaddeus and Teresa are my cousins ​​and she called me this morning crying. I asked her if she was OK and she said no. My nephew was murdered,” Dycus said.

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Dycus attended the vigil.

“If it weren’t for Teresa, I wouldn’t be here. I’m tired of releasing balloons. I’m tired of parents crying,” Dycus said. “Enough is enough. We should be tired of gathering at 38th and Sherman, 38th and College, and 38th and Keystone to remember the children.”

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“Even if you’re focused and staying on your path, you still have to be aware of your surroundings and the people you surround yourself with,” said Montez Williams, Issac Williams’ cousin.

“I didn’t see this coming. It’s as simple as that. If you see something, say something. And those who think it doesn’t affect you won’t,” Brown said.

The investigation into this fatal shooting is ongoing; IMPD did not provide us with any further details about the incident when we reached out to investigators this afternoon.

Anyone with information regarding this incident should contact Det. Ryan Clark of the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475.

Alternatively, anyone with information can submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers at 317-262-8477 (TIPS).