J'mel Dowdell, an Indianapolis man who created The Button Nose Kidz, was shot and killed in Castleton on March 30, 2022, according to IMPD.
"His heart was pure, and he was a good guy,” Sutton said. “He got in a little trouble as a teenager but not as an adult. As an adult he finished college and did well.” Officers found Dowdell with a gunshot wound after responding to the 9400 block of Timber View Drive just before 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Homicide detectives spoke with a person of interest in connection to the shooting and collected potential forensic evidence Wednesday, according to police. “J’mel was my nephew, and he was very, very, very talented,” Sabrina Shannon said. “He was very, very, very special to everyone in the family." , producing cartoons and selling merchandise. He used his cartoon characters to create skits to teach children not to bully and went on tours in Indiana schools, Sutton said.
"He was determined to make a dollar out of 15 cents in the best ways,” Sutton said. “He did that. That was my baby." Dowdell started his children’s company in hopes that one day it would become the next SpongeBob SquarePants, according to a 2012 post on the“The Button Nose Kidz will be a series of books and cartoons that support the lives and growth of kids all over the world,” according to the about section of the company’s Facebook page. “The goal is to have Button Nose Kidz looked at as heroes and have a great impact on decision making, learning skills, social skills and more.
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