Contrell Jackson, 35, known to family as Hotman, was found dead in the roadway in the 1500 block of South Miller Avenue in Marion on the evening of August 22, 2023. He was pronounced dead at the scene and an examination determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head. A memorial comment described him as a beloved uncle whose life was cut short that late summer.

The Marion Police Department’s investigation expanded to include the Indiana State Police and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Violent Crimes Task Force. Investigators went to a residence on Ethel Avenue in Indianapolis and arrested three men: 31-year-old Shaun Harden and two 18-year-olds, Da’von Bynum and Dejuan Martin. Police reported recovering illegal narcotics and firearms at that location; the three were taken to Grant County and faced preliminary charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

One key development reported after the arrests is that Shaun Harden was tried, convicted by a Grant County jury, and sentenced to 90 to 95 years in prison for Contrell Jackson’s murder. If anyone knew Contrell or has information about the events of August 22, please share what you know.