Police seek help in murder of 24-year-old newlywed and father-to-be in Indianapolis

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NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Thursday, April 3, 2014, 7:51 AM

Police are looking for the men who murdered a 24-year-old newlywed with a baby on the way Tuesday morning.

Nathan Trapuzzano was taking his morning walk near his home in Indianapolis between 5:45 a.m. and 6 a.m. when he was gunned down in cold blood, authorities said.

He leaves behind his wife of less than a year Jennifer Trapuzzano, who is due to deliver their first child next month.

Facebook Nathan Trapuzzano is survived by his wife Jennifer A. Trapuzzano and their unborn daughter, Cecilia Marie Trapuzzano.

“He never had an unkind thought in his head. He was so in love wife his wife, Jennifer, and unborn baby daughter, Cecilia. He was so excited about being a new Daddy,” his family said in a statement.

Later that day, Indianapolis police released surveillance video from outside the Tron Tire Shop just moments before the shooting. It shows Trapuzzano walking as another man runs to catch up with him.

handout Nathan and Jennifer Trapuzzano were to celebrate his 25th birthday, their one year wedding anniversary and the birth of their child in the next few months.

Police think one person was the gunman and the other acted as lookout. They hope the public might be able to help identify the suspects with this footage, WISH-TV reported.

He was found shot in the abdomen in the tire store’s parking lot and rushed to a nearby hospital for surgery. He died at 7:40 p.m., according to Indianapolis police Lt. Christopher Bailey.

Adrian Ordaz, the owner of the tire shop, said he never knew Trapuzzano’s name or spoke to him extensively but would greet him daily as he passed the shop on his morning fitness walks, the Indianapolis Star reported.

“He is an everyday walker. We usually saw him at closing time about 7, when we were pulling tires in,” Ordaz told the paper. “Rain, snow, cold, hot — he would be walking.”

WISH The video footage shows a man trailing closely behind Nathan Trapuzzano. WISH Police block off the area for a preliminary investigation.

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Trapuzzano was a self-taught computer engineer from Pittsburgh who graduated summa cum laude from Ball State University with a degree in classical studies and was fluent in Latin.

His loved ones started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for funeral-related expenses. Any additional money will go toward their child.

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