INDIANAPOLIS — Shamar Duncan, 22, is on trial for the murder of 26-year-old Corporal Simmie Poetsema, a Dutch commando who was killed in downtown Indianapolis on Aug. 27, 2022. Poetsema was a veteran ...

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man is on trial for the murder of a Dutch commando in Indianapolis on Aug. 27, 2022. Corporal Simmie Poetsema was visiting Indianapolis while training at Muscatatuck ...

UPDATE (1/17/2025): Shamar Duncan was found guilty by a jury on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, of murder, attempted murder and aggravated battery after a five-day trial. His sentencing hearing will now be ...

A Dutch commando has died of his injuries after being shot outside an Indianapolis hotel while off-duty. He was one of three Dutch soldiers, all in the US for training exercises, who were wounded in ...

A man was charged with murder in connection with the slaying of a Dutch commando during a heated confrontation in Indianapolis that might have been fueled by excessive drinking, officials said ...

A Dutch commando shot outside an Indianapolis hotel Saturday morning has died from his wounds. Simmie Poetsema was with three other soldiers from the Netherlands when an alleged disturbance broke out ...