Richard Williams was 15 when police say two shootings unfolded one week apart.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A 16-year-old Indianapolis teen has been charged as an adult with murder and other crimes after two April 2025 shootings, including one that left a 24-year-old man dead months later.
Richard Williams faces charges of murder, robbery, aggravated battery and criminal recklessness. Court documents identify Williams as a member of Project Babies Thuggin and say he used the nickname “Hell Head.” Police said he was 15 at the time of the shootings.
The first shooting happened April 9, 2025, in the 300 block of North Temple Avenue. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers found 24-year-old Wilson Astreide lying in the street with gunshot wounds, including one to the neck. Astreide told police he had gone there to give a girl a ride when two people approached his vehicle and took his keys. Police said Astreide was shot after he went after them, and the two people then drove away in his car.
A second shooting was reported about a week later at a Phillips 66 gas station near 25th Street and Sherman Drive. Police said officers were called there for shots fired and identified Williams as the suspect. Investigators said surveillance video from both shootings showed Williams wearing a camouflage head covering. Authorities have not released every detail about the second shooting, including whether anyone else was wounded there.
Astreide later died at a Richmond hospital. The coroner ruled his death a homicide and listed the cause as complications from the gunshot wounds. That finding moved the case from a shooting investigation into a murder case. Prosecutors then filed the murder charge in adult court, adding it to the other charges tied to the April incidents.
The case now shifts to Marion County court, where Williams is expected to answer to the charges in an initial appearance. The court process will determine bond, future hearing dates and whether prosecutors add or amend charges as the case moves forward. Williams is presumed innocent unless convicted.
Author note: Last updated Tuesday, April 28, 2026.