They were brothers born a year and eight days a part. They died six days a part.
You never saw one without the other and even with mistakes made in life, according to their family, the boys matured into men, who were family oriented active fathers to their combined four little girls. Their daughters now have to grow up without their daddies.
Kason and Kallen Dixon were killed in separate shooting homicides less than a week a part.
Kason Dixon, 25, was shot and walked into Community Hospital East just before 1 a.m. and later died on Jan 13. Indianapolis police believe the shooting happened at East 21st Street and North Shadeland Avenue.
Kallen Dixon, 24, was shot Jan. 19 around 3:30 a.m. in the 1600 block of Sugar Grove Avenue at the Sleep Inn & Suites. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police were called there on a report of a stabbing and shooting. He later died after being taken to a hospital.
“My boys were so much more than how they died,” their mother Erika Williams told IndyStar. “I used to dress them like twins, and they hated it growing up, but would still dress similar when they go older.”
Kallen Dixon, 24, on the right and his brother Kason Dixon, 25, on the left, were both shot and killed days a part in January 2024.
Williams had four children all together and Kallen and Kason were the youngest. The family moved from Chicago to Indianapolis, and the children’s father left when the boys were 16 and 17. They were active in high school sports and Williams remembers having an active household full of kids.
“Anytime one of their friends was into it with their parents, Kason and Kallen would always ask if they could come stay with us,” Williams said. “My daughter has nine kids and Kason loved being an uncle more than anybody. He would always want to be around and both of them really loved their girls.”
Kason Dixon has a 6-year-old daughter and had just had a baby girl born Jan. 9 when he was shot and killed four days later. Williams said he had just left the hospital.
Kallen Dixon has a 4-year-old daughter and his girlfriend was pregnant with his second children when he was shot and killed. She never got a chance to tell him she was carrying his child.
“They weren’t bad people,” Williams said, “Just sometimes people make bad decisions and they pay for it.”
Kason and Kallen Dixon: Indianapolis killings in January 2024
Williams has had to get through their October birthdays this year, along with Thanksgiving and now Christmas. January will mark one year without them and she still doesn’t have answers.
She said she doesn’t feel like the detective for Kason Dixon’s case cares. According to Williams, his friends were with him when he was shot and they there interviewed by the department.
“They were worried about Kason and without a care in the world the detective goes ‘Oh, I don’t know how he is. He’s probably dead.’ No emotion at all. I’ve given them Kason’s phone and everything else I could think of, but I haven’t heard back.”
Williams got a hotel room after Kason Dixon died for fear of her family’s safety. She asked Kallen Dixon to come stay with her.
“I said you’re not going to leave are you? He said, ‘No mama, I’m right here,'” Williams said. “I was holding him cause he kept saying, ‘What am I going to do without Kason?’ We went to bed and I was woken up to a text message that said Kallen was gone. I looked over and he wasn’t there.”
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police found Kallen Dixon and a woman who they initially believed to be stabbed, but was shot in the arm and leg, in the parking lot.
“Now, Kallen, his detective works,” Williams said about Kallen’s case. “They know who did it, but there’s not enough evidence to convict them and they can’t be located.”
Unsolved homicides for Indianapolis
There have been 193 homicides as of Dec. 3, according to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police, and 122 remain unsolved with XX either being cleared and solved or leading to an arrest.
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Kason Dixon, 25, on the right and his brother Kallen Dixon, 25, on the left, were both shot and killed days a part in January 2024.
Bryan Foley, 40
Foley, who was the first homicide of the year, was found fatally shot Jan. 1 in the 3100 block of Boulevard Place.
Derrick Curtis Perry II, 32
Perry was found fatally shot Jan. 4 at an apartment complex in the 4800 block of Lakeshore Place. One person was questioned and released.
Corey Gilbert Brown, 35,
Brown was found fatally shot downtown on Jan. 5 in the 200 block of East Washington Street.
Rondre T. Jackson, 19
Jackson was found fatally shot Jan. 7 in the 2700 block of Barrington Avenue.
Tavion Lamont Taylor, 21
Taylor was fatally shot outside of a home on Jan. 25 in the 1000 block of North Tremont Street.
Julius Kende Parker Jr., 19
Parker was fatally shot inside of a car on Jan. 26 in the 3300 block of Spring Wind Lane.
Ralpheal ONeal Dorsey, 34
Dorsey was fatally shot on a sidewalk Jan. 26 in the 2000 block of North College Avenue.
Ahmad Xavier Lee, 30
Lee was found fatally shot inside a car on Feb. 4 in the 9300 block of Ditch Road.
Lashelle Rene Hewlett, 18
Hewlett was fatally shot Feb. 6 outside with an apartment complex in the 5200 block of East 32nd Street. Two other people were hurt.
Andy Romero, 33
Romero was fatally shot Feb. 6 in the area of East 44th Street and Priscilla Avenue. He died at the scene.
William Bernhart Ryan, 31
Ryan was found fatally shot Feb. 9 in the 200 block of East 38th Street.
Clevester Brown Jr., 51
Brown was found fatally shot at the Towne and Terrace apartment complex on Feb. 12 in the 4100 block of Brentwood Drive.
Terrell Reese, 28
Reese was found fatally shot at an apartment complex outside of the Onyx Events Center Feb. 18 in the 7500 block of Rockville Road.
Bryant Melton Jr., 26
Melton was found fatally shot inside of a car on Feb. 18 in the 5700 block of Little Creek Drive.
Crystal Kennebrew, 35
Kennebrew was fatally shot and five others were wounded on Feb. 19 at the Waffle House on South Lynhurst Drive.
Edwin Jaquan Smith, 23
Smith was fatally shot Feb. 20 in the 3900 block of North Mitthoefer Road near the intersection of North Mitthoefer Road and Catalina Drive.
Bryan Ramon Williams, 37
Williams was found fatally shot next to two crashed vehicles on Feb. 21 at an apartment complex in the 3900 block of Gable Lane Drive.
Darien Montez Pope, 26
Pope was found fatally shot within the same apartment complex as Williams within a week on Feb. 25 in the 3900 block of Gable Lane Drive. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police do not believe the two shootings are related.
Christian Abraham Garcia, 29
Garcia was found dead with trauma injuries Feb. 26 in the 200 block of North Tibbs Avenue.
Cadari Lamont Warren, 24
Warren was found fatally shot in a backyard of an abandoned home on March 13 in the 1100 block of Medford Avenue.
Candace Patrice Powell, 31
Powell was fatally shot March 14 in the 1400 block of Prospect Street. She was taken to a hospital in her own car. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police recovered the car and have an arrest warrant for 34-year-old Deandre Rogers in her killing.
Julian C. Castrillion, 24
Castrillion was fatally shot and another man was injured on March 20 in the driveway of a home in the 6000 block of Rockville Road. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police found guns at the scene. Castrillion dead at the scene. One person was detained in the shooting, but later released.
James Qinteace McDowell, 30
McDowell was fatally shot inside a vehicle on March 24 in the 2800 block of Tindall Street.
Ian Kenneth Le Quinn Neberz, 20
Neberz was found fatally shot inside of a car on March 27 on Mariway Road in westside neighborhood. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police responded to the scene and found a juvenile also shot outside of a home and the vehicle Neberz was in crashed into a trailer.
David Scott Howes, 36
Howes was found fatally shot March 28 inside of a home on Lake Park Boulevard. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police detained a person of interest who was taken to a hospital for evaluation. That person was later released and the investigation is still ongoing.
Miri Santo Tong, 37
Tong was found fatally shot March 29 at the 4800 block of East Michigan Street. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police had to forcibly enter an apartment building.
Jaymion De’wan Beecher, 22
Beecher was shot April 1 in the 9900 block of East 38th Street, near the intersection of North Mitthoefer Road. He was taken to a hospital where he died soon after arriving.
Jonathan Dewayne Hill Jr., 31
Hill was shot April 3 in the 800 block of North Lasalle Street near Michigan Road. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police found him inside of a home and he died at the scene. Police believe a disturbance happened inside the residence before the shooting but a suspect wasn’t immediately identified or arrested.
Daniel Sabalza, 20
Sabalza was found fatally shot inside of a vehicle April 3 in the 1400 block of East New York Street.
Mauro Quintero, 21
Quintero was found shot April 9 outside of a vehicle in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 9100 block of East 38th Place. Early stages of the investigation indicate Quintero was riding in the vehicle with a suspect, who was driving before shots were fired.
Adesina David Aderinwoye, 53
Aderinwoye was shot April 13 in the 500 block of East 42nd Street. He was taken to a hospital where he later died.
Robert Lewis Woods, 28
Woods was shot April 26 in the 2800 block of Ralston Avenue. He died days after the shooting.
Shanica Mills, 50
Mill was pronounced dead at the scene on April 27 inside a home in the 4300 block of Hovenweep Way.
Chad Alan Cardy, 28
Alan was shot May 4 west of the Indiana State Fairgrounds in the 600 block of East 38th Street. He was taken to a local hospital where he later died. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police detained two people for questioning and determined one of them pulled the trigger. Both were released and the investigation is ongoing.
Cameron Bradley Harmon, 28
Harmon was fatally shot May 5 in the 1400 block of South Illinois Street. He died at the scene.
Harvey Harden Jr., 32
Harden was found fatally shot May 10 after a disturbance in the 7100 block of Vega Way He was pronounced dead at the scene. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police believe everyone involved in the disturbance “is accounted for” and a person of interest in Harden’s death was detained at the scene. The person of interest was released pending further investigation.
Willie Lee Biles Jr., 52
Biles was fatally shot May 11 in the 2900 block of Schofield Ave near the Frederick Douglass Golf Course. He was taken to a hospital and where he later died.
Clarence McGee, 46
McGee was fatally shot May 11 in the 1100 block of North Ewing Street. He was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after Indianapolis Metropolitan Police arrived.
Julio Castillo Bedoya, 25
Bedoya was found dead inside of pick up truck riddled with bullets May 13 in the 2200 block of Biscay Square. Witnesses told Indianapolis Metropolitan Police the vehicle had been parked and running all day in the parking lot. No one had reported shots being fired at the complex, but investigators learned some residents may have heard shots the night or morning before Bedoya was found.
Shaun Anthony Gillis, 20
Gillis was fatally shot May 16 in the parking lot of CVS Pharmacy in Wanamaker in the 4100 block of South Franklin Road. There was a black SUV with a shattered back window parked about 20 feet from where Indianapolis Metropolitan Police found Gillis.
JaDen Omarion Thrasher, 19
Thrasher was shot May 20 and a baby and woman were hurt near E. 12th Street and Colorado Avenue. he later died after being taken to a hospital. The woman was listed in stable condition from a graze wound. The baby found hurt at the scene was also initially thought to be suffering a graze wound but only had “minor scrapes.”
Gonzalo Valencia, 43
Valencia was found fatally shot May 30 at hour in the 400 block of Haugh Street near Max Bahr Park.
Zephaniah Bolden, 20
Bolden was fatally shot June 16 in the 2900 block of Warman Avenue near Riverside Park. He died at the scene.
Damon L. Winfield Jr., 16
Winfield was found fatally shot in a yard on June 22 on North College Avenue near Fall Creek. Initially a 21-year-old was found shot on Carrollton Avenue near Fall Creek Place. He was transported to a hospital in critical condition but was expected to survive. An armed man was detained at the home. Minutes later, officers were called again on a report of a person shot a few blocks away, on North College Avenue.
Police found a 16-year-old boy shot and he was taken to a hospital in stable condition and Winfield who was found dead. It’s unclear if the detained man was involved in the shootings. Police said he would be preliminarily arrested for resisting law enforcement, intimidation and battery on a law enforcement officer.
Devon Robinson Jr., 17
Robinson was fatally shot June 24 in the 700 block of West 32nd Street near Crown Hill Cemetery. He died at the scene.
Dontae Marcel Clark, 44
Clark was fatally shot downtown June 22 on East Washington Street and South Alabama Street near the Julia Carson Transit Center. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition but later died.
A man found a few blocks away was detained in the shooting and taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries. Police did not specify what injuries the man suffered. Narcotics and a firearm were found on the man, who is facing drug-related charges. Police believe there are more witnesses in this case and ask anyone who saw the shooting to contact detectives.
Anthony Raymond Brown, 21
Brown was fatally shot June 24 in the 3100 block of N Capitol Ave. He was taken to a hospital but later died.
Treyvon William Flaville, 30
Flaville was found fatally shot June 27 at a home in the 2200 block of South Meridian Street. He was pronounced him dead at the scene.
Isaac Samuel Williams, 18
Williams was fatally shot June 30 near the 3600 block of East 39th Street. He died at the scene.
Kevin Deward McGaw Jr., 24
McGaw was found fatally shot July 1 inside of a car in the 2600 block of East Minnesota Street near Stanley Strader Park.
Leon Motley, 45
Motley was fatally shot July 3 in the 1000 block of North Rural Street. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition, but later died.
Heather Lynn Walters, 48
Walters was shot 4th of July in the 2800 block of Questend Drive South, after a fight broke out between two parties. Four men were hurt in the shooting, but were in stable condition.
The three other men injured in the shooting are in stable condition. Police believed one of the men at the hospital was the suspected shooter. No arrests have been announced.
Treasure Gray, 21
Gray was shot July 5 in the 1800 block of North Harding Street before being involved in a car crash. She was taken to a hospital in critical condition, when medical staff noticed she had also been shot. She later died.
On Aug. 1 Indianapolis Metropolitan Police said they were investigating her death as a homicide and in an update said Gray had not suffered gunshot injuries and all of her wounds were from the crash. The Marion County Coroner’s Office said her cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries.
Tara Capps, 36
Capps was found July 7 in the 1300 block of South Keystone Avenue. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police took her remains after family members were out looking for Capps and found a tote bag with her remnants.
Aaron Shawn McClinton, 26
McClinton was shot inside a home July 8 in the 7700 block of Portage Avenue. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition, but died shortly after. Indianapolis Police detectives identified the person who pulled the trigger and after consulting with the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, released them.
Otis Levert Keller, 36
Keller was shot July 11 in the 1200 block of Medford Avenue. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died.
Robert Dunn, 52
Dunn was shot July 15, in the 5700 block of West Ray Street. He was taken a hospital in critical condition, but later died.
Gavin Dasaur, 29
Dasaur was fatally shot July 16 at the intersection of East Thompson Road and South Emerson Avenue during a road rage incident. He was taken to a hospital where he died shortly after arrival. The shooter was detained at the intersection according to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police, but was later released.
Edgerrin James Michael Hoover, 20
Hoover was shot July 18 in the 1800 block of West Morris Street near Rhodius Park. He was taken to a hospital where he died shortly after.
Aaron George Jackson, 41
Jackson was shot July 22 in the 3800 block of East New York Street. He was in the entryway of his home and was taken to a hospital in critical condition, where he died shortly after.
Davonte Nix, 29, dies after shooting on West McCarty Street
Nix was found shot dead by Indianapolis police July 25 in the 2200 block of West McCarty Street.
Mahlique Abrams, 26
Abrams was shot July 28 in the 3000 block of Boulevard Place near the intersection with East 30th Street. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Desmond Elon Kurtz, 26
Kurtz was found shot July 29 in the 4100 block of Meadows Drive. He was taken to a hospital where he died shortly after.
Yolanda Renee Shields, 38
Shields was found dead Aug. 4 in the 3300 block of North Shadeland Avenue. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police said she had injuries consistent with trauma.
Stephen Brooks, 36
Brooks was found dead Aug. 7 in the 3400 block of North Central Avenue. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police homicide detectives later determined the man was shot and opened an investigation Aug. 9, 2024.
Saad Dine Riha, 32
Riha was found shot Aug. 9 in the 6800 block of Shore Terrace. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ezra Aubion Graham, 20
Graham was found shot Aug. 9 in the 4700 block of Madison Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Reynaldo Serrano, 23
Serrano was found shot inside of a car on Aug. 10 in the 100 block of North Jefferson Avenue. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead a day later on Aug. 11.
Jazmine Johnson, 34
Johnson was found shot in front of home on Aug 11 in the 900 block of Division Street. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ashley Nolan, 41
Nolan died Aug. 12 in the 600 block of Watersonway Circle. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police were in the area when they heard gunshots nearby. They found two teenagers shot inside a home along with Ashley Nolan and her husband Thomas Joseph Nolan dead in the backyard.
Detectives believed this was a domestic-related murder-suicide.
Thomas Nolan was an IMPD Reserve officer who retired in May. The investigation is still ongoing.
Jaleal Daeshawn Hurt, 19
Hurt was found shot dead Aug. 20 in the 600 block of Udell Street, near the intersection of West 29th Street and Dr. MLK Jr. Street. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police believed the shooing was between two residents. Hurt was pronounced dead at the scene.
Alexis Gossett, 22
Gossett was found with injuries consistent with trauma Aug. 24 in the 6700 block of West 15th Street. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police were responding to a report of a person stabbed. Gossett was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police detained one person of interest at the scene.
John Hamby III, 39
Hamby was found dead Aug. 25 in the 2300 block of Pagoda Drive, near Garfield Park. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Steven Isaiah Edwards, 23
Edwards was shot on the rear porch of a house on Sept. 3 in the 4000 block of Independence Drive, near its intersection with East Hanna Avenue. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, but later died.
Later that day, a man walked into Community South Hospital shot. Once he was in stable condition and released from the hospital, he was detained by officers, questioned by detectives and released.
Police believe these two shootings were related.
The Marion County Coroner’s Office later identified the man as 23-year-old Steven Edwards.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Brothers killed 6 days apart among Indianapolis’ unsolved homicides
