Evansville, IN – The Evansville Police Department announced the arrests of two suspects in connection with a fatal shooting that left a 17-year-old dead earlier this month.
Ayden D. Simms, 17, has been arrested and charged with murder as an adult, according to an update released by police on October 22. Simms is being held at the Vanderburgh County Confinement Center.
The arrest follows the earlier apprehension of Keaton M. Howard, 18, who was located and taken into custody in Morganfield, Kentucky, in connection with the same incident.
Howard faces a preliminary charge of murder and is expected to be extradited to Vanderburgh County at a later date.
Police credited the U.S. Marshals Service, Kentucky State Police, Indiana State Police, Union County Sheriff’s Office and Morganfield Police Department for assisting in locating and arresting Howard.
The shooting occurred shortly before 11 p.m. on October 11, 2026, when officers were dispatched to the area of Washington Avenue and Kentucky Avenue following reports of gunfire.
Multiple 911 callers reported hearing shots and said a person was lying on the ground in the 800 block of Madison Avenue.
Responding officers found a 17-year-old juvenile who had died at the scene. Detectives subsequently began interviewing witnesses and searching the area for evidence as part of the investigation.
The Evansville Police Department said the investigation remains ongoing and asked anyone with information about the shooting to contact its Adult Investigation Unit at 812-436-7979.
