Indianapolis, Indiana — A week after the incident, investigators are still looking for the person or persons responsible for the murder of 16-year-old Michael Duerson. “He was handsome, definitely a lady’s man, he was a good kid, definitely talented,” Duerson’s mother, Antionette Lanier, said.
According to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police investigators, Duerson was shot in an apartment complex parking lot at the corner of 30th Street and Lesley Avenue. Later, he died at the hospital. “There’s definitely somebody out there who knows. He definitely was in the car with somebody, I know that,” Lanier said.
Duerson leaves behind a sister on his mother’s side of the family, and several other siblings on his father’s side, along with dozens of friends and family members who came out to mourn him at a balloon release Saturday. “I love that his friends and family came but that’s not going to bring my son back,” Lanier said.
Duerson’s family wants to make sure their case doesn’t slip through the cracks. His murder occurred on what turned out to be a deadly weekend around Indianapolis. “This is one of the reasons why we wanted to have a prayer vigil and balloon release because we wanted to breathe life back into this, we don’t want this to blow away in the wind,” Duerson’s grandfather, Antonio Lanier, said.
Duerson’s family is asking that anyone who has information about the crime to contact the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
