A prayer vigil for the daughter of Chicago anti-violence activist Andrew Holmes was held Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis.
The vigil for Tamara Sword, a mother of five, was held at 38th and Lafayette Road, near the scene of the shooting that killed her, at 1 p.m. ET.
Sword was shot to death at a Phillips 66 gas station near Lafayette Square mall in Indianapolis early Saturday morning. According to Holmes, Sword was caught in the crossfire while spending a night out with her friends.
More than 45 shell casings were found on the scene, Holmes said. Sword, who was inside a car when the gunfire erupted, was struck in the chest and transported to an area hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
Another man, who police identified as Joshua Riggins, was found underneath the vehicle and was pronounced dead on the scene.
Shell casings were also found at a building near the gas station and a nearby Taco Bell, according to Indianapolis Police Officer Rafael Diaz.
"From what we can tell, there was some type of disturbance that occurred involving a large amount of gunfire," Diaz said.
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The reward for any information on the shooting has been increased to $16,000. Anyone with information is encouraged to call Chicago's Survivors at (800) U-TELL-US, or (800) 883-5587.
Holmes said he was following up on a homicide in Chicago when he received the call about his daughter.
"That's my daughter," Holmes said. "I work in the city with the crime up there, but when it hits home, it hits home."
