Gun sale at northeast side playground ends in 15-year-old’s murder, court docs say

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A court date has been set for an 18-year-old arrested for the March murder of a 15-year-old boy on Indy’s northeast side.

Dwight Knox, 18, faces murder charges in the death of 15-year-old Tre’Von Riggins on March 28 at a playground next to an apartment complex in the 1200 block of Rue Rabelais.

News 8 previously reported Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to the shooting around 7:19 p.m. March 28. After locating Riggins, medics rushed him to Riley Children’s Hospital, where he later died.

A probable cause affidavit obtained by News 8 says while at the scene, officers found a 9mm handgun near Riggins. They later determined the gun belonged to Riggins.

Investigators say they spoke with several witnesses at the playground who said they watched the encounter between Knox and Riggins, including Knox’s Uber driver. Witnesses reported that the two seemed to be communicating normally, but the interaction soon escalated into a fight.

The fight eventually ended with gunshots, and Knox – as well as the person he shar...