On the evening of October 26, 2023, gunfire on Calumet Avenue in Michigan City, Indiana, left 58-year-old Susan Simmons dead in the front passenger seat of a parked SUV. Her husband, 60-year-old Thomas Simmons, was also shot multiple times but survived. Responding officers were alerted by a gunshot detection system and numerous 911 calls.

Police allege David DJ Wilson Jr. arrived, stepped out of his vehicle, and fired numerous shots into the SUV before fleeing. He reportedly crashed a short distance away and was taken into custody with a stolen handgun; the car he was driving had also been reported stolen. Prosecutors filed charges including murder, attempted murder, aggravated battery, criminal confinement, being a serious violent felon in possession of a firearm, criminal recklessness, theft of a firearm, auto theft, and driving with a suspended license. He was held without bond pending further proceedings.

Susan Simmons, born January 7, 1965, was remembered in her obituary for a powerful singing voice shared at church services, weddings, and funerals. The obituary lists a son named David Wilson Jr. Does anyone in Michigan City have information about the Simmons family or the events that night?