(10-5-26) Christopher Wilson Jr., a 17-year-old senior at Yorktown High School and a four-star defensive end committed to West Virginia, was fatally shot early Monday morning in Muncie. Dispatchers got the call at 2:59 a.m.; he was found dead in a vehicle on East Cromer Avenue, and was shot multiple times.
The 6-foot-6, 235-pound edge rusher was the highest-rated recruit in East Central Indiana — 16 offers, committed to WVU in June over Auburn, Cincinnati and Purdue. Last season he helped Yorktown to a 9-3 record and its first Class 4A sectional championship.
Yorktown Community Schools confirmed Wilson’s death in a statement that was sent to local families.
Full statement can be read below:
“Dear YCS Families, With great sadness, I share that Chris Wilson, a senior at Yorktown High School, died tragically early this morning. His family has given us permission to share this news. Chris was a valued member of our school, our football team, and our community. Our hearts are with his family, friends, and teammates. Muncie Police are leading the investigation, and Yorktown Police have confirmed there is no threat to our students or schools. Your student may hear this news over break. Please check in with them, listen, and let us know if they need support. Our counselors will be available when school resumes. If your student needs immediate help, call or text 988. Please keep Chris’s family in your hearts.”
Counselors will be available when classes resume after the fall break.
No suspect or motive as of Monday. Anyone with information: Muncie Police Department detective division, 765-747-4867.
Yorktown is 5-2 on the season and they are scheduled to play Pendleton Heights this Friday night.
