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2 teens arrested in fatal shooting of 17-year-old in Evansville

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Evansville police have made a second arrest in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old James Brown. Ayden D. Simms, 17, was arrested and preliminarily charged with murder in connection with the shooting, the Evansville Police Department said in a Facebook post on Thursday.

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Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW)
Second arrest made in connection to Madison Avenue shooting (opens Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW))
Published Oct 22, 2026
Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW)'s feed description
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) -- A second arrest has been made in connection with a shooting that left a 17-year-old boy dead. A release from the Evansville Police Department says Ayden Simms, 17, is charged with murder in reference to the shooting.
WISH-TV Indianapolis
2 teens arrested in fatal shooting of 17-year-old in Evansville (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)
Published Oct 23, 2026
WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Evansville police have made a second arrest in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old James Brown. Ayden D. Simms, 17, was arrested and preliminarily charged with murder in connection with the shooting, the Evansville Police Department said in a Facebook post on Thursday.