Conor Daly and Graham Rahal friend killed by rioters in Indy

Chris Beaty killed by rioters in Indy.

Former Indiana offensive lineman Chris Beaty was killed over the weekend in Indianapolis as violence erupted in the city. According to the Indianapolis Star, Beaty suffered multiple gunshot wounds in a shooting that was reported just before midnight on Saturday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Beaty was just 38 years old.

IndyCar driver Conor Daly posted a poignant tribute to Chris Beaty, a former Indiana University football player and Indianapolis business owner who was killed Saturday amid protests and rioting in the city.

Daly said he got to know Beaty, who owned an event and marketing promotions company, five years ago when he was organizing Indianapolis 500 afterparties.

Daly annually had been involved in Beaty’s parties since then and said Beaty helped get him home earlier this year when Daly’s blood sugar crashed while at an event.

Definitely a major bummer. Chris was always all smiles, loved giving him crap about my Buckeyes beating up on his boys, always in good fun. Chris surely will be missed in our community. @BeatyzWorld https://t.co/1BtZVwGuIg

— Graham Rahal (@GrahamRahal) June 1, 2020