INDIANAPOLIS — Sherease Fancher and Ashley Ryans continue seeking answers after their younger brother, 29-year-old Julius Simpson, was shot and killed last March.
"Ever since (he was killed) it's just murder after murder going on out there," Ryans said.
Simpson was killed outside of New Bridge Apartments, near Hillside Avenue and East 25th Street on the northeast side of Indianapolis, a community where he once lived.
"At the time of his death, he was just visiting," Fancher said. "He's been over there his entire life, literally, from a little bitty boy."
His family is now hoping for any leads from authorities.
"It is so senseless, and the devil is really at work over there, but it takes that community to stop it, and those apartments that needs to get it together," Ryans said.
New Bridge Apartments has seen its share of violence.
On Monday morning, IMPD officers found the body of a man who had been shot and killed lying in the middle of the road near East 25th Street and Hillside Avenue.
Simpson was also killed during daylight hours.
"Unfortunately, our camera that we have for B-Link at that time was getting repaired, and we missed the whole thing, hence why I'm putting more cameras in so that we have different angles," said Shelly Corken, corporate manager of New Bridge Apartments.
Corken said she's been in her new position for a little over a month and vows to make safety changes. The first thing she did was fire the current property manager and security team.
She hired a new on-site security team and added more cameras to the property. She also evicted 19 people last month.
"There is going to be a zero-tolerance policy. If your friend, relative, uninvited guest comes and makes a fool on my property, not only will they get trespassed, but you are going to get filed on," Corken said. "I have no tolerance for crime to keep coming in here and keep disrupting my tenants that have been here since 1988."
Simpson's family hopes the changes can save lives.
"I feel like we are going to be better, and that's all I can hope for," Corken said.
Corken plans to hold a community meeting in the future. On May 28, she plans to throw a cookout for National Hamburger Day to better connect with tenants – things she and others hope can bring about change and save lives.
Ryans and Fancher are just looking for closure.
"He didn't deserve it," Ryans said.
Loved ones trying to mend broken hearts.
"Just give us some type of update. Let us know y'all (IMPD) still working, like he just ain't thrown to the side. But I know we're not the only family that feels the same way," Fancher said.
"He just had a big heart for a young boy. A young man. It's just crazy," Ryans said.
13News reached out to IMPD. They have no updates on the case.