Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis mother still searching for answers a decade after her son was shot and killed
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis mom’s seek for solutions continues a decade after her son was shot to demise.
On Saturday, family and friends of Reginald Hill had a vigil in his honor.
Hill, recognized by family members as Reggie Mac, was 20-years-old when he was shot on the northwest aspect of Indianapolis on April 5, 2013. He died later on the hospital.
The vigil and balloon launch occurred on the condo advanced the place Hill was shot.
“It was 10 years in the past that I got here flying by means of these flats, hoping and praying that after being instructed Reginald was shot, he can be OK,” Brenda Hutson, Hill’s mom, mentioned.
Hutson took time to recount the emotional moments main as much as Hill’s demise.
“The primary time I met the physician, he mentioned ‘Miss Brenda, it’s not trying good,” Hutson mentioned. “The subsequent time that man got here by means of the door, he had that look on his face. I knew I used to be dropping my child.”
Hutson was joined by Hill’s son, Javeon, who was simply five-years-old when his father was killed.
Hutson says recollections of Hill and Javeon have helped her by means of the ache of dropping her son.
“When Reggie was 15, he had Javeon, and I’m telling you, if that isn’t Reggie then my identify just isn’t Brenda,” Hutson mentioned. “His fingers, ft, top, physique, every little thing is Reggie, so Reggie just isn’t actually gone.”
In the present day’s occasion marks one more yr with out anybody being held answerable for pulling the set off.
“To me, it’s going to by no means be closed till they get the one who shot and killed my son,” Hutson mentioned.
Hill’s household asks anybody with details about the capturing to contact Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317.262.8477 (TIPS) or submit an online tip at www.CrimeTips.org.