Irvington Community Gathersโฃ toโ Support Storeโข and Family Afterโค Fatal Shooting
INDIANAPOLIS – The Irvington neighborhood โคis uniting in grief and support following the fatal shooting of Terri Heady, an employee at Josephine’s boutique clothing โขstore, on Friday, Dec.5, 2025. Residents and businesses are organizing fundraising efforts and a candlelight vigil to aid Heady’s family and provide assistance to โthe store.
The tragedy has deeply โฃimpacted the close-knit Irvington community, prompting an outpouring of support on social media and a swift โresponse from local businesses. The incident underscores the vulnerability of small businesses and the profound loss felt when violence strikes โa community, particularly during the holiday season.
Followingโค news of the shooting, many Irvington residents took โto social media to ask how they could help the store owners and โขHeady’s family, โขaccording to communityโ members. Hampton & Co., a home โgoods businessโค onโ East Washington Street, announced itโข willโ host a candlelight vigil at 7 p.m. at 5515 East Washington โคStreet,โ Suiteโฃ A.
The โvigil will coincide with the community’s annualโค holiday open house,โ initially intended to encourage โฃshopping at locally owned businesses. Now, Irvington businesses plan to โขuse the event to raise funds for Heady’s family โขand funeral expenses.
“I can’t tell anyone of you to stay strong & I can’t provide any encouraging words. I am just filled with sadness,โ anger and fear. When a tragedy like this occurs, we areโ NOT ALONE, however,โ as the entire community is impacted by such a tremendous loss,” the owners of Hampton & Co. shared on social media.
Those wishing to contribute can find more data at Hampton & Co. and details about the vigil location at this link. Further informationโ about theโฃ holiday open house can be found on Facebook.
Contactโข IndyStar reporter Noe Padilla atโ npadilla@indystar.com, follow him on X @1NoePad or on Bluesky @noepadilla.bsky.social.
IndyStar reporter Ryan Murphy contributed to this article.