INDIANAPOLIS — Tara Capps' mother said they've been working day and night trying to find out who killed the 36-year-old mother of five.
Virginia Summers found her daughter's body in a plastic storage tote near Keystone Avenue and East Pleasant Run Parkway North Drive on the near southeast side of Indianapolis on Sunday morning. The coroner has ruled Capps' death a homicide.
Capps' loved ones say no family should ever have to go through anything like this. Summers is trying to stay strong and focus on finding whoever shot and killed her daughter and left her body in the woods.
"We are not going to forget Tara," she said. "And we are not going to let anyone forget Tara."
Thursday, she and her family went back to the area where Capps was last seen. They marched through the community chanting, carrying signs that read, "Justice for Tara."
"That's all we want is justice. That's all we want," said Summers.
Summers said her daughter was not homeless, but hung out in different crowds. She said there is not a thing she doesn't miss about her daughter.
"Her smile, her voice and her beautiful looks. She was my daughter and first-born. They took my daughter away from me," she said.
The group walked to the very same wooded area where Summers discovered her daughter's body. The group said a prayer and released balloons. They hope someone who knows what happened sees the balloons, thinks of Tara and reaches out to police.
"It's not going to heal my heart. It would be good for Tara, but it's not going to heal none of our hearts. We are still going to hurt for the rest of our life," said Summers.
Anyone with information about Tara Capps' homicide is urged to call IMPD. You can also leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 317-262-8477.