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J County 911. Where is your emergency? >> Um, we are on 125 West North. We came upon an individual that is on the bridge
like laying here injured. >> You said he's injured and needs an ambulance. >> Yeah, he definitely needs an ambulance.
>> Alert, but he's not like he's not coherent. >> He's not responding. I don't know if
it's drugs. I don't know if he's injured. >> I was working a 5:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
shift. It was mid January in northeast Indiana. It's cold. It's windy. We've had some rains for several days. So, we
had a lot of flooding in the area. The only thing that dispatch put out was that there was a man down in the
roadway. >> So, you had no idea what you were getting. >> I had no idea what I was coming on.
When I first got to the scene here that night, this is kind of how I approach it.
>> This almost sort of seems like a road to nowhere really. >> Yeah. There's there's really nowhere
else to go. >> And so what can you see? >> So at 2:00 in the morning, you see absolutely nothing.
>> There was a vehicle that was pulled up off the side of the road, which was the
people that had found him. And then as I came up onto the bridge, he was laying right around here.
What are you doing out here in the cold? We were able to remove his wallet out of
his pocket. And then I see the name on the ID, which was Shay Brier. >> Brier, what happened to you?
>> The only thing I'm really getting out of him as far as a response is just moans
[music] and groans. There was a little bit of blood underneath his head, but he had been,
you know, hitting his head on the concrete. It was probably another 10, 15 minutes after I got on scene before
medics even arrived. They took him straight to the ambulance. >> What happens with Sheay after [music]
that? >> He's immediately transported by ambulance to Adam's Memorial Hospital. It was at
the hospital where they ended up finding the bullet wound in his back. There was
no exit wound. It was actually [music] in his heart. He passed away. I got a phone call from our sheriff who
said, you know, [music] we had a murderer. My name's Wes Shemanau. I'm the elected prosecutor in Jay County.
The first thing you do is you start talking to family, those close [music] to him. Who is this person?
>> He was one of a kind. He was the best brother I could ever have. He was fun, very sweet, very caring,
>> funloving, and [music] goofy. [laughter] >> He was a good kid. He had a kind heart.
>> Everybody that we talked to, we asked if they would have any idea of who would
want Sheay [music] dead. >> Sheay didn't have enemies. We talked to his co-workers, probably
six or seven of them, and not a single one of them could think of anyone that would want to do him any harm at all.
>> You start investigating and you end up arresting not one person, not two people, but three people.
Is that how you expected this to go? >> No, not at all. The three individuals that were involved,
>> that would have been the last thing on our mind. Normally [music] when you have a case
like this, they've at least been on the radar. And these individuals were not on
the radar at all. Did you think when this goes public, this town's going to be shocked?
>> Absolutely.

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Brief Summary

Shay Brier's murder investigation reveals unexpected suspects and community shock after his tragic death.

Key points

Tragic Discovery on the Bridge. Emergency responders find Shay Brier injured on a cold January night.
Unexpected Murder Investigation. Three individuals are arrested in connection with Shay's murder, shocking the community.

Episode highlights

Tragic Discovery on the BridgeEmergency responders find Shay Brier injured on a cold January night.“What are you doing out here in the cold?”1:30Dec 31, 2025

Episode quotes

He was one of a kind. He was the best brother I could ever have.

Family member describing Shay Brier.

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