23-Year-old Man Brutally Murdered in Parking Lot of Indiana AMC Theater After Meeting with Three Men to Sell Vape Cartridges

A 23-year-old Evansville, Indiana, man was fatally shot last week after meeting with three men to sell marijuana vape cartridges.

Ethan Stenftenagel was murdered in the parking lot of an AMC theatre after meeting up with three men identified as Pierce Butler, Kardae Langley, and Deshawndre Brown.

Stenftenagel was shot in the torso twice and died at the scene, according to local media.

“Officials with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s office say just before 7:00 p.m., a man shot at another man inside a vehicle. The victim’s vehicle drove into the woods beside the theater. Officials say he died at the scene,” WEHT reported last week.

“The shooter fled from the scene and hit a vehicle on Pearl Drive. Authorities would eventually catch up with the vehicle they believed to be that vehicle, and questioned a person of interest at the Freddy’s on North Green River Road,” WEHT reported.

The three suspects were finally tracked down, arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

WEHT reported:

The Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office has released the name of a man killed in a shooting in an AMC Theater parking lot on Evansville’s west side on Tuesday.

According to a release, 23-year-old Ethan Stenftenagel died from injuries sustained during the shooting. An investigation is still continuing into his death.

Authorities have charged Kardae Langley, 19, as well as Deshawndre Brown, 19, and Pierce Butler, 18 in connection to the shooting.

Ethan Stenftenagel, 23, murdered in a secluded part of an AMC parking lot in Evansville, IN.

Black males apparently lured him into an ambush claiming they would buy his vape cartridges.

Kardae Langley, 19, Deshawndre Brown, 19, Pierce Butler, 18 pic.twitter.com/9pQxAoy1Vn

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