INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis mother said she's unable to grieve the death of her son until she gets answers about who's responsible.
Twenty-year-old father Edgerrin Hoover was shot and killed Thursday, July 18 on Indianapolis' near southwest side. His mother, Michelle Taylor, is determined to find out who did it.
She's not alone in her fight.
"I'm rallying with these mothers, and they're rallying with me," Taylor said.
Taylor finds herself being part of a club no one ever wants to be a part of — parents whose children have been shot and killed on the streets of Indianapolis. None of the killers have been arrested.
"They shouldn't have to go around not even knowing if they're standing in the gas station next to the murderer who killed their child," Taylor said.
But it's the reality for many of the women you see here — and a new reality for Taylor.
"My son is not going to be a cold case," Taylor said. "It's not going unsolved."
She wants the same thing for her childhood friend, Lashayan Brown. Brown lost her 19-year-old son, Tyrese, 2 1/2 years ago.
"I know the sleepless nights. I know what she's going to go through," Brown said.
So does Nichole Clanton. Two of her sons, 19-year-old Dujuan and 18-year-old Duvuan, were murdered within three years of each other. In one case, she said police know who pulled the trigger.
"They know who killed my son, but they continue to tell me that they don't have enough evidence to hold up in court," said Clanton.
Valerie Finney's son, Rashawn, was shot and killed in broad daylight last Labor Day.
"We shouldn't have this," Finney said. "It's too many mothers, and it's a lot more. It's many more. Can we get our justice, please? We paying taxes. We pay taxes, and I'm asking for justice for all of us."
That hope for justice keeps Amy Patterson up at night.
"You can't sleep," Patterson said. "You barely can eat."
Patterson's son, Markes, was killed last April, a week before graduation.
"I wouldn't wish this pain on nobody, nobody," Patterson said.
IMPD released a statement saying they share the concerns of parents and families impacted by gun violence in Indianapolis. They encouraged those with information about the murders to speak up.
"Without information coming in from the public, our ability to solve these crimes is significantly hindered," an IMPD spokesperson said.
Taylor is determined to get answers for herself and the other women here.
"We're gonna stand together, and we're gonna knock on doors, and people have got to start talking," Taylor said.
Taylor said she'll be talking too, becoming a voice for a son who no longer has one.