1 dead, another injured in Thursday morning shooting

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Staff report

Story updated at 1:20 p.m. Friday

Jonathan had his first surgery Thursday, with another to be scheduled soon. He is expected to recover.

A GoFundMe page created for the family has received over $80,000 worth of donations. The GoFundMe page is available at https://www.gofundme.com/f/jonathan-and-wilma-hochstetler-love-fund?utm_source=c....

Original story:

After a shooting Thursday morning on the west side of Indianapolis, Worthington woman, Wilma Hochstetler, 40, is dead. She was identified by the Marion County coroner’s office Thursday morning. Her husband, Jonathan Hochstetler was taken to an area hospital in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the neck.

Jonathan Hochstetler was at a work site when he had a tire on his trailer blow around 7 p.m. Wednesday. He sent two workers from the roofing and gutter company he owns to Worthington with the truck, and was later met by his wife, Wilma, in Indianapolis with the truck, a spare tire and their 6-year-old son.

After fixing the tire, the couple was about to leave but realized the lights of the trailer weren’t working. While fixing the lights, the couple was approached by two men.

The men pulled out guns and took the couple’s money and a cellphone from Wilma.

In an interview with the IndyStar, Sam Hochstetler, Jonathan’s father, said, “Jonathan told us that (the robbers) turned around and started to walk away. All of a sudden, they just turned and shot. His wife was instantly killed. Jonathan was hit through the neck.”

The men did not see the couple’s son in the car, and Jonathan was able to get up and get a phone to call the police.

The couple was found by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department around 1:30 a.m. Thursday near the 3000 block of North High School Road.

IMPD said the shooting remains under investigation, and police have not released any additional information about possible suspects.

IMPD is asking for anyone with information about the shooting to contact the IMPD Homicide Division at 317-327-3475.

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Any description of the robbers?

-- Posted by ille de civitate on Thu, Sep 17, 2020, at 6:33 PM
this is why you should always be armed.....very sad hope they are caught

-- Posted by ghitch75 on Fri, Sep 18, 2020, at 6:15 AM
Prayers to the family it was a senseless killing

-- Posted by hellomisskitty66 on Tue, Sep 22, 2020, at 4:10 PM

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