Coverage dated October 23, 2026

Docs: Man linked to 17-year-old Yorktown football star's shooting death after mistaken identity in drive-by shooting

Headline from WOWK Charleston

MUNCIE, Ind. -- An Indiana man has been charged in connection with a shooting that left a 17-year-old Yorktown football star who committed to WVU dead earlier this month. According to court documents, 40-year-old Dairus Thompson II faces a preliminary charge for aiding, inducing, or causing murder.

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  1. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Man connected to death of Yorktown football star Christopher Wilson Jr. (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    MUNCIE — Muncie Police have connected a man to the killing of 17-year-old Christopher Wilson Jr., the Yorktown football star found shot to death inside a vehicle last month. The department said detectives completed a probable cause affidavit Friday for 40-year-old Dairus E.

  2. WOWK Charleston

    Docs: Man linked to 17-year-old Yorktown football star's shooting death after mistaken identity in drive-by shooting (opens WOWK Charleston)

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    WOWK Charleston's feed description

    MUNCIE, Ind. -- An Indiana man has been charged in connection with a shooting that left a 17-year-old Yorktown football star who committed to WVU dead earlier this month. According to court documents, 40-year-old Dairus Thompson II faces a preliminary charge for aiding, inducing, or causing murder.

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