Man sentenced to 53 years in case that was Indianapolis’ 200th homicide of 2020

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis man discovered responsible in October of murdering Michael Williams in 2020 is about to serve 53 years for the crime.

Dashawn Williams was sentenced to 53 years with 50 to be served in jail.

On the night time of the homicide, officers positioned the sufferer inside his car, after it had crashed into the tree line within the 3600 block of Lawnview Lane. The sufferer was affected by a gunshot wound to the pinnacle and his foot was on the gasoline pedal.

The sufferer’s mom knowledgeable investigators that he was dwelling the night time of the homicide and obtained two calls earlier than leaving the home. It was decided that Williams was the final individual to textual content the sufferer previous to the homicide. The texts inferred the 2 had been planning to fulfill for a transaction.

“On an evening in 2020, a mom noticed her son depart their dwelling and by no means return on account of a mindless act of gun violence,” Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears mentioned. “Too many individuals in our group expertise that ache. It’s on all of us to do our half to fight gun violence and stop incidents resembling this from occurring sooner or later.”

Throughout an interview with investigators, Williams confessed he had deliberate to rob the sufferer of his gun. Moreover, he admitted to a quick altercation previous to the taking pictures.