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Indianapolis ended 2021 with a sobering statistic: 249people were killed in criminal homicides.
Many of the people killed were stabbed or beaten, but much more frequently people were shot to death from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 in what police have deemed criminal homicides. It’s the most people killed during criminal acts of violencewithin a yearin the city’s history.
Criminal homicides do not include killings determined to be self-defense, shootings by police ruled justified or accidental killings.
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Here are the names of those killed in 2021:
James Anderson Sr., 62
Date of homicide:Jan. 1
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:9300 block of Norcross Court
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police found Anderson shot at 1:38 a.m. Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. He and one other shooting victim were taken to an area hospital where Anderson was pronounced dead. It was the first homicide of 2021.
Russell Peed, 72
Date of homicide:Jan. 2
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:2000 block of N. Alabama Street
Status of investigation:Robert Dillinger was charged with murder.
What we know: Police responded to reports of a person shot around 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2. When they arrived, Peed was found shot and pronounced dead at the scene. Dillinger was arrested and charged a few days later.According to court records, Peed was Dillinger's uncle.
James Greenberg, 35
Date of homicide:Jan. 3
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:2000 block of W. Coil Street
Status of investigation:William Ballard has been charged with murder.
What we know:Greenberg was found by police with gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.Court records show the shooting occurred shortly after Ballard became "very upset" that Greenberg had contacted Ballard's girlfriend. Ballard is accused of putting a gun to his girlfriend's head and demanding to know where Greenberg was, according to a probable cause affidavit. He then forced his girlfriend into a car anddrove to Greenberg's location. Greenberg was shot when he approached the car.
James Lewis, 56
Date of homicide:Jan. 11
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:2100 block of N. Spencer Ave.
Status of investigation:Romello McGee was convicted in this case.
What we know: Lewis was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds on his porch shortly before 9 p.m.Police records indicate the shooting followed an argument involvingLewis, his girlfriend, herdaughter and herdaughter's boyfriend, McGee, over a video of a person dancing to music allegedly recorded by Lewis.A 14-year-old boy who also lived at the house suffered a graze wound to the head.McGee was sentenced Sept. 8 for manslaughter. He was ordered to spend three years of his 10 year sentence on home detention. The remaining seven years were suspended by the judge.
Ashley Davis, 32
Date of homicide:Jan. 12
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3900 block of Boulevard Place
Status of investigation:Carl Davis was charged with murder.
What we know: Ashley Davis was found by police just before 3 p.m. She had multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to an area hospital where she died. Police say CarlDavis shot Ashley Davis, his wife, during an argument, according to court records.
Johnny Purchase, 60
Date of homicide:Jan. 12
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:2300 block of Hillside Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Purchase, a youth-engagement specialist at the Edna Martin Christian Center, wasshot and killed while going door-to-door handing out programfliers to young peoplenear East 25th Street and Keystone Avenue, according to police. Known to manyas Mr. Johnny, he was born in Charleston, Missouri, but spent most of the last 30 years in Indianapolis, according to family.
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Jerrell Moten, 28
Date of homicide:Jan. 12
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:4000 block ofStratford Court
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Moten was found with gunshot wounds just before 5 p.m. Jan. 12. Police said he was taken to the hospital in critical condition and later died.
Austin Smith, 23
Date of homicide:Jan. 12
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3900 block of N. Pasadena Street
Status of investigation:Marcus Minor was charged with murder.
What we know: Smith and his mother were found shot to death inside a home just before 6:30 p.m. They were the fourth and fifth homicide victims that day. An infant was found inside the home unharmed. Another person was found shot nearby andsurvived. An IMPD spokesperson called it "one of the most horrific crime scenes I've ever seen." According to court records,Minorlived in the home with the victims.
Melissa Smith, 51
Date of homicide:Jan. 12
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3900 block of N. Pasadena Street
Status of investigation:Marcus Minor was charged with murder.
What we know: Smith and her son were found shot to death inside a home just before 6:30 p.m. They were the fourth and fifth homicide victims that day. An infant was found inside the home unharmed. Another person was found shot nearby, but she survived. An IMPD spokesperson called it "one of the most horrific crime scenes I've ever seen." Court records show Minorlived in the home with the victims.
Charlie Siders, 20
Date of homicide:Jan. 14
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3900 block ofHoyt Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Siders was found shot shortly before 1:30 a.m. He was taken to an area hospital where he died. Siders is survived by a young daughter, according to his obituary.
Justin White, 29
Date of homicide:Jan. 17
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:2900 block of S. Keystone Ave.
Status of investigation:Tavon Macklin andJohn Ziegler were both charged with murder.
What we know: According to court records, a man who was with White at the time of the Jan. 17 shootingtold police he and White stopped at the Keystone Avenuegas station on the way home from an overnight painting job in Greenwood. Ziegler and Macklin are accused of attemptingto rob both men while armed and firing shots at the victims' vehicle.
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Cung Cem, 19
Date of homicide:Jan. 17
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:8200 S. Meridian Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Cem was found shot around 5 p.m. and later died at the hospital.CBS4 reported that Cem's fiancésaid the couple's car was boxed in by two other cars when someone shot through their window, striking Cem. She believesthe couple was targeted.
Justin Laster, 42
Date of homicide:Jan. 20
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:6700 block ofE. 32nd Street
Status of investigation:Jacob Spivey-Martin was charged with murder.
What we know: Laster was found inside PSC Industries, aninsulation manufacturing plant where he worked,around 7 p.m.He was pronounced dead at the scene. Spivey-Martin was later accused with shooting Laster and charged with murder. According to court records, Spivey-Martin worked at the plant where co-workers said he often exhibited strange behavior.
DaQuan Smith, 27
Date of homicide:Jan. 23
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:200 block ofN. Shortridge Road
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police found Smith dead in a far east-side apartment building around 8:30 p.m. with trauma. Police later confirmed Smith died of gunshot injuries.
Kezzie Childs, 42
Date of homicide:Jan. 24
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3500 block of Adams Street
Status of investigation:Then 17-year-old Raymond Childs III was charged with six counts of murder related to the shooting in which Kezzie Childs died.
What we know: Kezzie Childs was one of five people, including her husband and a pregnant woman, to be found shot to death inside an Adams Street home. Kezzie Childs, Raymond Childs Jr., 42, Elijah Childs, 18, Rita Childs, 13, Kiara Hawkins, 19 and Hawkins' unborn babywere pronounced deadshortly before 4 a.m. Raymond Childs III,the son ofKezzieand Raymond Childs, was later charged with six counts of murder. According to court records, the shooting came after a disagreement between Raymond Childs and his father about staying out too late.
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Raymond ChildsJr., 42
Date of homicide:Jan. 24
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3500 block of Adams Street
Status of investigation:Then 17-year-old Raymond Childs III was charged with six counts of murder related to the shooting in which Raymond Childs Jr. died.
What we know: RaymondChilds Jr. was one of five people, including his wife and a pregnant woman, to be found shot to death inside an Adams Street home. Raymond Childs Jr., 42, Kezzie Childs, 42, Elijah Childs, 18, Rita Childs, 13, Kiara Hawkins, 19 and Hawkins' unborn babywere pronounced deadshortly before 4 a.m. Raymond Childs III,the son ofKezzieand Raymond Childs Jr., was later charged with six counts of murder. According to court records, the shooting came after a disagreement between Raymond Childs III and his father about staying out too late.
Elijah Childs, 18
Date of homicide:Jan. 24
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3500 block of Adams Street
Status of investigation:Then 17-year-old Raymond Childs III was charged with six counts of murder related to the shooting in which Elijah Childsdied.
What we know: Elijah Childswas one of five people, including his pregnant girlfriend, to be found shot to death inside an Adams Street home. Elijah Childs, 18, Raymond Childs Jr., 42, Kezzie Childs, 42, Rita Childs, 13, Kiara Hawkins, 19 and Hawkins' unborn babywere pronounced deadshortly before 4 a.m. Raymond Childs III,the son ofKezzieand Raymond Childs Jr. and brother of Elijah, was later charged with six counts of murder. According to court records, the shooting came after a disagreement between Raymond Childs III and his father about staying out too late.
Rita Childs, 13
Date of homicide:Jan. 24
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3500 block of Adams Street
Status of investigation:Then 17-year-old Raymond Childs III was charged with six counts of murder related to the shooting in which Rita Childsdied.
What we know: RitaChildswas one of five people, including a pregnant woman, to be found shot to death inside an Adams Street home. Rita Childs, 13, Elijah Childs, 18, Raymond Childs Jr., 42, Kezzie Childs, 42, Kiara Hawkins, 19 and Hawkins' unborn babywere pronounced deadshortly before 4 a.m. Raymond Childs III,the son ofKezzieand Raymond Childs Jr. and brother of Rita, was later charged with six counts of murder. According to court records, the shooting came after a disagreement between Raymond Childs III and his father about staying out too late.
Kiara 'Kiki' Hawkins, 19, and her unborn baby
Date of homicide:Jan. 24
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3500 block of Adams Street
Status of investigation:Then 17-year-old Raymond Childs III was charged with six counts of murder related to the shooting in which Kiara Hawkins and her unborn babydied.
What we know: Kiara Hawkins, who was in a relationship with Elijah Childs, was one of five people to be found shot to death inside an Adams Street home. Hawkins, 19 and Hawkins' unborn baby, Rita Childs, 13, Elijah Childs, 18, Raymond Childs Jr., 42 and Kezzie Childs, 42, were pronounced deadshortly before 4 a.m. Raymond Childs III,the son ofKezzieand Raymond Childs Jr., was later charged with six counts of murder. According to court records, the shooting came after a disagreement between Raymond Childs III and his father about staying out too late.
De-Rell Brown, 25
Date of homicide:Jan. 25
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:11000 block of Redskin Place
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Brown was found shot shortly after 2 a.m. Police said he died shortly after arriving at the hospital. Brown was a U.S. Army veteran, according to his obituary.
Bradley Dunaway, 1
Date of homicide:Jan. 29
Manner of death:Blunt force
Location:7100 block of Kingswood Court
Status of investigation:Carl Hensley was charged with murder related to the child's death.Jury trial 02/01/2022
What we know: According to court records, Dunawaywas taken to the hospital after the child's mother returned home from a doctor's appointment to find him in his play pen having a seizure. The 1-year-old arrived at the hospital with“a severe head injury," and a doctor labeled the incident "fatal child abuse." Police saidHensley, who was in a relationship with the child's mother,"admitted that he was frustrated with (the baby), and when he put him down in the pack and play, he put him down harder than he meant to.”
James Goliday Jr., 46
Date of homicide:Jan. 29
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:4000 block of Stratford Court
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Goliday was found with gunshot wounds around 3:30 a.m.He was initially in critical condition but later died.
Karen Galvez Hernandez, 24
Date of homicide:Jan. 30
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:6800 block of Mimosa Lane
Status of investigation:Gabriel GalvezRoblerowascharged with murder.
What we know:Officers who responded to the southeast side home shortly before 5 a.m. foundHernandez dead on the floor from multiple gunshot wounds. Earlier, police had received a report from Roblero's ex-wife thatRoblero had called her around4:30 a.m. and "told her to take care of their children because he had just killed his wife," according to court documents. The woman told investigators Roblero said he was "on the run in his truck and was going to kill himself." Police eventually apprehended Roblero in Arkansas.
Janet Thomas, 72
Date of homicide: Feb. 2
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:8000 block of Meadow Lane
Status of investigation:Murder-Suicide
What we know: Police found Janet Thomas and her husband, 81-year-old Larry Thomas, after responding to areport of suspicious activity around 12:30 p.m. Investigators suspected it was a murder-suicide. The coroner later ruled Janet Thomas' death a homicide and said Larry Thomas died by suicide.
De'Andre Anderson Jr., 31
Date of homicide: Feb. 7
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:9400 block of E. Washington Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Officers were called to a strip mall in the area just after midnight on a report of a person shot. Anderson was found suffering from gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene.
Donna Hawes, 54
Date of homicide: Feb. 7
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:1000 block of Hardin Boulevard
Status of investigation:John Moreno was charged with murder.
What we know: According to court documents, a neighbor found Hawes on the floor of her apartment around 1 p.m. and called the police. She was pronounceddead from multiple gunshot wounds. Neighbors told police Hawes was allowing Moreno to stay at her apartment at the time.
Vivian Clark, 33
Date of homicide: Feb. 8
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:North Post Road and 30th Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police said Clark was traveling in a car with two others when several bullets struck the car.Clark was pronounced dead at the scene.No one else was shot, thoughanother car was struck by a stray bullet.
Ladon Perry, 27
Date of homicide: Feb. 9
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:2100 block of Westbrook Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police arrived shortly before 1 a.m. and found Perrydead at the scene.
Michelle Spaulding, 30
Date of homicide: Feb. 9
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3800 block of E. 38th Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Spaulding was found shot to death inside a laundromat, according to police. It was the city's third homicide in less than 36 hours.
Erick Douglass, 27
Date of homicide:Feb. 12
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:8700 block of Bel Air Drive
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police found Douglass shot around 11:15 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Billy Bowman, 45
Date of homicide:Feb. 14
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:900 block ofN. Tuxedo Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police found Bowman with a head injury that was later determined to be a gunshot wounds. He died at the hospital.
Jesus Medrano, 23
Date of homicide: Feb. 14
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:7000 block of Graham Road
Status of investigation:Imane McRae was initially charged with attempted murder. When Medrano died from his injuries, she was also charged with voluntary manslaughter. Jury trial: Jan. 26, 2022
What we know: Medrano was found shotin the head in the parking lot of a McDonald's restaurant, according to police. He died three weeks later. According to court documents, the shooting followed an argument between Medrano and McRae in the drive-thru.
Jordan Woods, 18
Date of homicide:Feb. 17
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:400 block of N. Walcott Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Woods wasfound dead in the snow outside his house around 8 a.m., according to police. His dog was near his body when police arrived.The coroner later determined Woods died of multiple gunshot wounds.
Shanel Smith, 50
Date of homicide:Feb. 19
Manner of death:Cold exposure
Location:9900 block of E. 38th Street
Status of investigation:Justin Holman was charged with reckless homicide four months after Smith was found.
What we know:Surveillance footage from a frigid February afternoon shows a man dragging an unconscious woman out of the passenger seat of a black sedan and into a snow bank behind an east side laundromat.Laundromat workers found the woman, later identified as Smith, dead in the same spot eight hours later.
Homicide by cold exposure: A man dumped her in the cold to die, court docs say.
Santiago Prado, 24
Date of homicide:Feb. 19
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:1200 block of N. Kealing Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Prado was found in the middle of the street with multiple gunshot wounds around 11:30 a.m. Officers at the scene said police believed shots had been fired from amaroon colored car.
Eugenio Roman, 52
Date of homicide:Feb. 21
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:5600 block of W. 38th Street
Status of investigation:Tavon Macklin was charged with murder in this case.
What we know: Roman was found by police around 10 p.m. He has multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.ProsecutorschargedMacklin, 22, with murder and unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon in connection with Roman's death. It was the second murder case filed against Macklin in 2021.
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Audrey Isham, 56
Date of homicide:Feb. 24
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:4900 block of Caroline Ave.
Status of investigation:Murder-suicide
What we know: Police believe Isham was killed in a murder-suicide involving an unidentified man found dead at the scene.
Anthony Milian, 19
Date of homicide:Feb. 25
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3800 block of E. New York Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Milian was found with multiple gunshot wounds outside a gas station around 10 p.m. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition and later died.
Charles Moore, 61
Date of homicide:Feb. 26
Manner of death:Stabbing
Location:3900 block of N. Shadeland Ave.
Status of investigation:Billie Mitchell was charged with murder.
What we know: Police say Moore was stabbed after a domestic dispute at an apartment complex. He died at the hospital. According to court documents, Mitchellhad a history of violence toward Moore, including an incident in which she set him on fire. The two had dated on and off for about five years.
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John Neri-Guzman, 18
Date of homicide:Feb. 27
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:7100 block of Orinoco Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police found Neri-Guzman with multiple gunshot wounds after responding to reports of a person passed out inside a vehicle. Neri-Guzman was pronounced dead at the scene.
A'Shanti Robinson, 21
Date of homicide: March 1
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:4000 block of Cordell Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police responded to shots fired and foundRobinson and a second womanlaying on a walkway in an apartment complex. Both women were suffering from gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene.
Patrice Jones, 23
Date of homicide: March 1
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:4000 block of Cordell Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Police responded to shots fired and foundJones and a second woman, A'Shanti Robinson, laying on a walkway in an apartment complex. Both women were suffering from gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene.
Lawrence Williams, 33
Date of homicide:March 5
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:1800 block of Holloway Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police found Williams shot and laying in the street. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said at the time thatpreliminary information indicated"a verbal altercation was heard from the street area" shortly before shots were fired.
Ke’Sean Jones, 14
Date of homicide:March 10
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:4000 block ofE. 34th Street
Status of investigation:An unidentified 15-year-old was charged with reckless homicide. IMPD does not include this casein its tally of criminal homicides, instead characterizing it as a non-criminal, accidental homicide. IndyStar is including Jones on the list because criminal charges were filed related to his death.
What we know:Police said Jones was shot and killed around 8 p.m. His death was initially investigated as a possible "self-inflicted person shot" case. On May 13, his death was ruled a homicide due to a gunshot wound to the abdomen.Because the suspect is a juvenile, few details have been released.
Karen Leticia Castro Martinez, 23
Date of homicide:March 13
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:4400 block of Lickridge Court
Status of investigation:Marco Pacheco-Aleman was convicted of murder.
What we know:Police were called to an apartment complex shortly after 7 p.m. Saturday and found Hernandez suffering from gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators believethe shooting stemmed from a domestic disturbance.
Anthony 'Tony'Johnson, 35
Date of homicide:March 13
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:300 block ofN. Randolph Street
Status of investigation:Malik Halfacre was charged with four counts of murder, attempted murderand armed robbery.
What we know: Johnson was one of four people, including a 7-year-old girl, to be fatally shot inside a home on Randolph Street. Another woman was shot and survived. Police said the shooting followed a domestic dispute between Halfacre and the surviving woman over a stimulus check. Family described Johnson as a "quintessential older brother" and "wonderful son" who loved to dress up. The surviving woman was his cousin.
Dequan Moore, 23
Date of homicide:March 13
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:300 block ofN. Randolph Street
Status of investigation:Malik Halfacre was charged with four counts of murder, attempted murderand armed robbery.
What we know: DequanMoore was one of four people, including a 7-year-old girl, to be fatally shot inside a home on Randolph Street. Another woman was shot and survived. Police said the shooting followed a domestic dispute between Halfacre and the surviving woman over a stimulus check. Dequan Moore was the brother of the surviving woman, according to family.
Eve Moore, 7
Date of homicide:March 13
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:300 block ofN. Randolph Street
Status of investigation:Malik Halfacre was charged with four counts of murder, attempted murderand armed robbery.
What we know: Eve Moore was one of four people to be fatally shot inside a home on Randolph Street. Another woman, Eve's mother,was shot and survived. Police said the shooting followed a domestic dispute between Halfacre and the surviving woman over a stimulus check.
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Tomeeka Brown, 44
Date of homicide:March 13
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:300 block ofN. Randolph Street
Status of investigation:Malik Halfacre was charged with four counts of murder, attempted murderand armed robbery.
What we know: Brown was one of four people, including a 7-year-old to be fatally shot inside a home on Randolph Street. Another woman, Brown's adult daughter,was shot and survived. Police said the shooting followed a domestic dispute between Halfacre and the surviving woman over a stimulus check.
Brandon Dorsey, 20
Date of homicide:March 15
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:2300 block of N. Harding Street
Status of investigation:Lakia E. Boss is charged in this case.
What we know: Police found Dorsey and four others with gunshot wounds after a shootingat a party inside a home. Dorsey was pronounced dead at the scene. The remaining victims survived. A fifth person wholater walked into Community East Hospital suffering from gunshot wounds was believed to have been injured in the same shooting.
Cody Campbell, 27
Date of homicide:March 15
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:7200 block of E. 82nd Street
Status of investigation:Cassidy Charleston was charged with murder in the case.
What we know: Police found Campbellsuffering from multiple gunshot woundsin the lobby of a Super 8 motel just before 4 a.m. He was taken to a hospital where he died. Charleston later turned himself in and told investigators he shot Campbell after the man punched his sister. But another witness told police "there had been no physical altercation at all."
Hee Lee, 77
Date of homicide:March 20
Manner of death:Stabbing
Location:8100 block of E. Rawles Ave.
Status of investigation:Cleared
What we know: Police found Lee and an unidentified man dead inside a home shortly before 12:30 p.m. Investigators believe their deaths were the result of a "murder-suicide."
Davieon Martin, 28
Date of homicide:March 22
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:400 block of N. State Ave.
Status of investigation:No arrest made in the case
What we know: Police found Martin after responding to a report of a person shot around 10:05 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Dusty Lawrence, 30
Date of homicide:March 28
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3700 block of Rinehall Drive
Status of investigation:Two juveniles were arrested in the case
What we know: Lawrence was found shot around 3 p.m. and taken to a hospital in critical condition. He later died from his injuries. Family told IndyStarthat Lawrence drove from his home in Indianapolisinto a deadly trap on the far east side of Indianapolis to sell items he posted on Facebook Marketplace. The suspect or suspectsshot Lawrence while his pregnant wife, Betsy, and 5-year-old daughter, Madisyn, were nearby in the car, family said. Lawrence was describedas "just a good kid" who didn't "have a bad word to say about anybody. Unless you were a Patriots fan.” In January 2022, police announced the arrest of two juveniles in connection with Lawrence's killing.
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Ryan Thomas, 31
Date of homicide:March 30
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:4900 block of W. 71st Street
Status of investigation:Andre George was charged with murder in connection with Thomas' death.
What we know:Citing court documents, Fox59 reported that witnesses said Thomasand George got into an argument at a gas station. Thomas allegedly smashed George's car window beforeGeorge allegedly pulled out a gun and shot Thomas.
Devontae Radcliffe, 26
Date of homicide:March 31
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3100 block of W. 9th Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Officers received a report of a person shot and foundman in critical condition with gunshot injuries.He later died at the hospital.IMPD Lt. Shane Foley said officers detained a few people during a traffic stop after the shooting. Detectives released them after questioning.
Etienne Chisholm, 26
Date of homicide:April 4
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:10500 block of E. 30th Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police said someone walked up to Chisholm after a basketball game at Grassy Creek Park and shot him. Chisholm was pronounceddead after being taken to the hospital. Investigators did not believe the shooting was connected to the game. Around 150 people were in the park at the time of the shooting that Easter Sunday.
Chrishteena Veach, 39
Date of homicide:April 6
Manner of death:Sharp and blunt force trauma
Location:2300 block of W 60th Street
Status of investigation:Daniel Gentry was charged with murder.
What we know: Veach's body was foundin a Pike Township neighborhood's woods around 6 p.m. A man who identified himself as the property ownersaid his wife called police about 9 a.m. that day when he found an abandoned red pickup in his yard and wanted it towed.
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Demetri Swann, 22
Date of homicide:April 14
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:900 block of N. Tuxedo Street
Status of investigation:Marcus Dalton and an unidentified 13-year-old were charged with murder.
What we know:According to court records, Swann's neighbor told police they heard a loud “pop” in the neighborhood around the time of the shooting. A person ran past their pickup, being chased by two men —one “stocky,” the other: smaller. The neighbor said said the two men then shot the person.The 13-year-old later told investigators he shot Swann because they “had beef” and went inside Swann’s home to steal guns, according to a probable causeaffidavit.
Matthew Alexander, 32
Date of homicide:April 15
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:8900 block of Mirabel Road, FedEx Ground Facility
Status of investigation:Police say suspect 19-year-old Brandon Hole killed himself after opening fire on others.
What we know: Alexander was one of eight people shot and killed at a FedEx Ground facility on the city's south west side. Indianapolis' third mass shooting —its deadliest in recent history —rocked the city and made national headlines. Alexander was a Butler University grad described as a "good kid" with a "big heart." A former co-worker said Alexander would always save doughnuts for drivers and that "everybody liked him."
Samaria Blackwell, 19
Date of homicide:April 15
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:8900 block of Mirabel Road, FedEx Ground Facility
Status of investigation:Police say suspect 19-year-old Brandon Hole killed himself after opening fire on others.
What we know: Blackwell was one of eight people shot and killed at a FedEx Ground facility on the city's south west side. In a statement, Blackwell's parents said she was "tenacious in everything she did, from playing basketball and soccer to being a lifeguard for Indy Parks." Blackwell dreamed of becoming a police officer "because she loved helping people."
Amarjeet Kaur Johal, 66
Date of homicide:April 15
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:8900 block of Mirabel Road, FedEx Ground Facility
Status of investigation:Police say suspect 19-year-old Brandon Hole killed himself after opening fire on others.
What we know: Johal was one of eight people shot and killed at a FedEx Ground facility on the city's south west side.Johal was a mother, grandmother andmember of Indianapolis' Sikh community.According to her granddaughter'sTwitter, Johal, was planning to work a double shift that dayso she could take the next day off. She later decided to grab her check and go home. The granddaughter said said Johal still had her check in her hand she was found.
Jasvinder Kaur, 50
Date of homicide:April 15
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:8900 block of Mirabel Road, FedEx Ground Facility
Status of investigation:Police say suspect 19-year-old Brandon Hole killed himself after opening fire on others.
What we know: Kaur was one of eight people shot and killed at a FedEx Ground facility on the city's south west side. Family remembered Kaur as a mother of two and grandmother of three who immigrated to the United States in 2018 "for a better life."
Jaswinder Singh, 68
Date of homicide:April 15
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:8900 block of Mirabel Road, FedEx Ground Facility
Status of investigation:Police say suspect 19-year-old Brandon Hole killed himself after opening fire on others.
What we know: Singh was one of eight people shot and killed at a FedEx Ground facility on the city's south west side. Singh wascollecting his firstpaycheckfrom his first job inthreedecades when he was shot. Family said he was adeeply faithful man who dedicated his life tothe Sikh religionand making his loved ones laugh. Heworked because it kept him active.
Amarjit Sekhon, 48
Date of homicide:April 15
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:8900 block of Mirabel Road, FedEx Ground Facility
Status of investigation:Police say suspect 19-year-old Brandon Hole killed himself after opening fire on others.
What we know: Sekhon was one of eight people shot and killed at a FedEx Ground facility on the city's south west side. When Sekhon wasn't working the night shift at FedEx to help support her two sons, 22 and 16, orcaring for her disabled husband, she enjoyed expressing her love for them through her cooking. Preparing Indian food was a specialty, her family said.
Karli Smith, 19
Date of homicide:April 15
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:8900 block of Mirabel Road, FedEx Ground Facility
Status of investigation:Police say suspect 19-year-old Brandon Hole killed himself after opening fire on others.
What we know: Smith was one of eight people shot and killed at a FedEx Ground facility on the city's south west side. Smith was remembered as hardworking and humorous. She played softball at Crispus Attucks where she was loved by teammates and coachesand graduated from George Washington High School. Family said of Smith,"like a typical teenage girl, was stubborn and taking life by the horns."
John 'Steve'Weisert, 74
Date of homicide:April 15
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:8900 block of Mirabel Road, FedEx Ground Facility
Status of investigation:Police say suspect 19-year-old Brandon Hole killed himself after opening fire on others.
What we know: Weisert was one of eight people shot and killed at a FedEx Ground facility on the city's south west side. Weisert's son said his dad was a "really smart guy, a wizard at Trivial Pursuit, and he loved watching documentaries." Weisert, a formerengineer in the oil and gas industry, had plans to travel with his wife, Mary, this summer ahead of their 50th anniversary. Along with his wife, John was along-time volunteerat Conner Prairie in Fishers and for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
Demarcus Johnson, 24
Date of homicide:April 18
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3200 block of Joey Way
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police found Johnson dead after responding to reports of shots fired. At the scene,people who identified as Johnson'sfamily membershovered in groups near police tape, crying and embracing each other as they pressed detectives for information.
Clarence January, 34
Date of homicide:April 19
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3700 block of Baltimore Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: January was one of two men killed after someone shot into their car parkedin the middle of Baltimore Avenue around 2:15 p.m., according to police.
Savage Trent Jones, 35
Date of homicide:April 19
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3700 block of Baltimore Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Jones and Clarence January were killed after someone shot into their car parkedin the middle of Baltimore Avenue around 2:15 p.m., according to police.
Joan Berry, 41
Date of homicide:April 21
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:750 Riley Hospital Drive
Status of investigation:Gary Jackson has been charged with murder.
What we know: Berry was found outside a hospital with multiple gunshot wounds around 6:45 p.m. She died about 30 minutes later. When police responded to a crash and carjacking attempt, they located Jackson. Police said Jackson had blood on his pants and there was a bullet hole in the windshield of his car, which matched the descriptionof the car seen in surveillance footage dumping Berry at this hospital.
DuVuan Love, 18
Date of homicide:April 22
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3900 block of N. Butler Ave.
Status of investigation:No arrest made in the case
What we know:Love was found fatally shot inside a red Cadillac on North Butler Avenue around 2:30 p.m., according to police.
Kianna Mimms, 18
Date of homicide:April 24
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:2700block of Baltimore Ave.
Status of investigation:Bethany Shaffer is charged with murder in this case.
What we know: Mimms was found after police responded to car crash. She was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and died a short time later. Investigators later learned Mimms had been shot before crashing.
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Antonio Garrett, 34
Date of homicide:April26
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:2300 block of E. 34th Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Garrett was found shot in a parking lot nearWashington Parkaround 11 a.m. He was taken to an area hospital where he later died.
Joseph Mormon, 46
Date of homicide:April 27
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:2200 block ofStreet Peter Street
Status of investigation:No arrest made in the case
What we know: Mormon was found shot in the middle of the street and pronounced dead.Neighbors said they heard the shots minutes before the sirens of approaching police vehicles. One man who lives in the same block said the gunshotssounded like fireworks.
Jordan Henry, 22
Date of homicide:April 29
Manner of death:Unknown—"intentionally withheld" by police
Location:8800 block of Fluvia Terrace
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Henry was found dead inside an apartmentwith "undefined trauma."
William Phillips Jr., 57
Date of homicide:April 30
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:5500 block of W. 43rd Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police found Phillips dead around 3 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Reonna Jackson, 33
Date of homicide:May 3
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:1200 block of W. Congress Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police respondedto reports of a person shot around 4:30 p.m. Jackson was found and pronounced dead at the scene.
Adrian Grigley II, 32
Date of homicide: May 7
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:2400 block of Beckwith Drive
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Grigley was found shot behindNew Bridge Apartmentsaround 4 p.m. Police believe he was shot after a disturbance at the apartment complex. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Aurelio Rosas, 44
Date of homicide: May 8
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:2100 block of E. Hanna Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Rosaswas found deadnear Southside Park and the University of Indianapolis around 12:30 a.m. Police said they were patrolling the park area when they found a parked vehicle and a manlater identified as Rosas with at least one gunshot wound.
Malik Parks, 23
Date of homicide: May 8
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:7100 block of Constitution Dr.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Parks was found dead on the sidewalk around 5 a.m.,near Indianapolis Fire Department Station 17. Detectives at the time said theybelieve Parks was there for a small gathering before the shooting.
Jimario Williams, 32
Date of homicide: May 8
Manner of death:Stabbing
Location:2500 block of Village Circle W
Status of investigation:No arrest made in the case
What we know: Police were called toAtrium Village Senior Apartments on the east side around 10 p.m. Williams was found dead. Police believe he was involved in an argument before the stabbing.
Matthew Turner, 36
Date of homicide: May 9
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:1100 block of N. Arlington Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police responded to reports of a gunshots around 2:30 a.m. When they arrived, they found Turner in a business parking lot suffering gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Willie Edmond, 68
Date of homicide: May 11
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:30 block of W. Ohio Street
Status of investigation:Dominic Johnson was charged with murder in connection with Edmond's death.
What we know:According to court records, a hotel security guard foundEdmondon his knees, shot in the street in front of the Sheraton Hotel. Another man, later identified by police as Johnson, wearing a brown coat stood in front of Edmond and picked up a white bag, the guard told police. Johnson told policeEdmondhad been following him for three days and told detectives he was going to shoot “an unknown person that pulled up to him.”
Keondre Davidson, 19
Date of homicide: May 12
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3700 block of Salem Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police found Davidson and an unidentified woman shot around 8:42 p.m. Both were taken to the hospital where Davidson died and the woman was in stable condition.Allison Luthe, executive director of the Martin Luther King Community Center, said Davidson was an alumni from one of the group’s programs. He joined the Tarkington Teen Work Crew in 2018, with his four siblings following suit.Davidson has two children and another on the way, the MLK Center said in an Instagram post.
Ernest Jones, 47
Date of homicide:May 14
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:1700 block of N. Layman Ave.
Status of investigation:No arrest made in the case
What we know:Officers responded near Community Hospital on a report of a man shot around 4 a.m. Jones was pronounced deceased at the scene.
William Sturgeon, 47
Date of homicide:May 14
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:South State Ave. & E. Pleasant Run Parkway S. Drive
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police found Sturgeon suffering from a gunshot wound around 1:30 p.m.He was transported to a hospital in critical condition where he died several hours later.
James Blancett, 77
Date of homicide:May 20
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:4600 block of Bertrand Road
Status of investigation:Brenda Anderson was charged with murder in the case.
What we know: Prosecutors formally charged Anderson five days after Indianapolis Metropolitan Policefound Blancett deadon his couch with a gunshot wound to the abdomen at his home.Anderson told police she didn't remember the shooting and that she might have been hallucinating when it happened.
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Dayshawn Bills, 12
Date of homicide:May 20
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3400 block of N. Leland Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police said Billswas hit by a bullet fired from the street as he sat in his grandmother's homeplaying video games with family shortly after 3:30 a.m. Bills was a seventh grader atArlington Middle School. The shooting prompted a press conference from city leaders, who expressed frustration with city's growing violence.
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Ezekiel Watkins, 18
Date of homicide:May 21
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3800 block ofMitthoeffer Road
Status of investigation:Kelyn Harriswas arrested in this case.
What we know: Police responded to reports of a person shot at a Phillips 66 gas station around 8 p.m. Officers found Watkins and another man with gunshot wounds. Both were taken to different hospitals where they died. Policecalled the shooting a “personal” and “targeted” incident. An estimated 10-15 people were in the gas station parking lot and quickly left in their cars after the gunshots began.
Frederick Small, 23
Date of homicide:May 21
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3800 block ofMitthoeffer Road
Status of investigation:Kelyn Harriswas arrested in this case.
What we know: Police responded to reports of a person shot at a Phillips 66 gas station around 8 p.m. where they found Watkins and Small with gunshot wounds. Both were taken to different hospitals where they died. Policecalled the shooting a “personal” and “targeted” incident. An estimated 10-15 people were in the gas station parking lot and quickly left in their cars after the gunshots began.
Johnnie Alvarado, 18
Date of homicide:May 24
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:500 block of W. Washington Street
Status of investigation:No arrest made in the case
What we know: Alvarado was one of two peoplefound shot to death in front of the Fairfield Inn & Suites downtown around 1 a.m. Two others were injured, including a woman who was shot and survived. Police called it an isolated incident. The death of theother man killed in this case is listed by IMPD as a non-criminal homicide.
Oswaldo Cruz Lopez, 46
Date of homicide:May 24
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:10300 block of Governours Lane
Status of investigation:Alejandro Leon Barroso was charged with murder.
What we know: Police found Lopezshot to death inside a vacantunitat the Spanish Oaks Apartments on the east side.Barroso told police Cruz had called him a hom*ophobic slur multiple times while the two men were in the vacant apartment, adding that when he asked him to stop, Cruz punched him in the face and "was on top of him," according to court records.
Dashay Thomas, 21
Date of homicide:May 26
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:10050 block of John Marshall Drive
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Thomas was found shot inside an apartment after police responded around 1 p.m. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Derisha Young, 21
Date of homicide:May 30
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:6700 block of Greenwich Drive
Status of investigation:No arrest made in the case
What we know:A woman was found dead inside a car just after 6 p.m., according to police. As of 3:30 p.m.
Harold Shelton, 52
Date of homicide:June 2
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3200 block of S. Keystone Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police found Sheltonlying on a sidewalk in the rain shortly before 4:30 a.m., according to police. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The coroner's office later said he died from a gunshot to the abdomen.
Darrell Hoagland, 47
Date of homicide:June 2
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3600 block of Carson Ave.
Status of investigation:John Hoagland, the victim's uncle, has been charged with murder.
What we know: A homeownerdiscoveredDarrell Hoagland's body in the backyard of his vacant home while preparing to mow the lawn, according to court records. Investigators determined Hoagland has been dead for about a week. The victim's uncle, John Hoagland, was later identified as a suspect and charged with murder. According to court records, he told policehe shot his nephew after the nephewprevented him from landing a security job by telling the employerabout theuncle's past felony conviction.
Hassan Shide, 35
Date of homicide:June 3
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:5100 block of W. Washington Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police found Shide shot inside a car in a parking lot of a shuttered restaurant around 5:30 a.m. Officers broke through acarwindow to get to Shide, who was alive at the time. He was taken to an area hospital where he died about 30 minutes later.
Eric Buchanan, 41
Date of homicide:June 4 (died July 18)
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3100 block of Brouse Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Buchanan was found shot around 5:10 p.m. and taken to an area hospital. He died more than a month later on July 18 and his death was ruled a homicide.
Rodney Willis, 50
Date of homicide:June 5
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:7500 block ofShadeland Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Willis was one of four people found shot in the parking lot of a northeast side business around 2 a.m. Willis and one other person died as a result of the shooting.Investigators indicated those involved in the shooting were at a local business in the7500 block of North Shadeland Avenue before shots were fired.
Darnell Bell, 47
Date of homicide:June 5
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:7500 block ofShadeland Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Bell was one of four people found shot in the parking lot of a northeast side business around 2 a.m. Bell and 50-year-old Rodney Willis died as a result of the shooting.Investigators indicated those involved in the shooting were at a local business in the7500 block of North Shadeland Avenue before shots were fired.
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Timothy Hood, 22
Date of homicide:June 5
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:8300 block of Punto Alto Drive
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police responded to reports of shots fired in a neighborhood near Southport on the city's south side. Police found Hood inside a garage at a condominium complex and pronounced him dead at the scene. He was the third person found fatally shot that day.
Kalyn Greene, 19
Date of homicide:June 6
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3500 block of N. Kenwood Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Police found Greene outside an abandoned home during a patrol of the Crown Hill neighborhoodaround 10:30 a.m. Investigators believed she had been shot overnight. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Joseph Simmons II, 22
Date of homicide:June 7
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:10200 block of Churchill Court
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Police were in the area when they heard gunshots about 1 a.m. Between 50 to 100 people were in the street leaving a party as officers arrived, officials said. Police found a man with gunshot wounds lying near a home in the block. The man, later identified as Simmons, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Tre'ron Lee Pippins-Austin, 22
Date of homicide:June 7
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:2900 block of Priscilla Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Pippins-Austin was found laying on his back, shot to deathoutside a unit in the Beechwood Gardens Apartments complex around 11 a.m. A second person was found shot nearbyat Arlington Woods School 99, a middle school about 500 feet from the scene. That person, who police believe was shot at the apartment complex and then ran away, survived.
Keleante Brewer, 15
Date of homicide:June 15
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:9800 block of Ellis Drive
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Police officers responding to reports of a person shot at about8:20 p.m. found Brewer outside of a residence. He was taken to a local hospital and died shortly after. The principal of the school Brewer attended told Fox59that students said Brewer was walking to a basketball game when a passing car made a U-turnand fired several shots.The fatal shooting came after more than four days without a reported homicide in Indianapolis.
Preston Woods, 40
Date of homicide:June 16
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:1500 block of Barrington Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Woods was found with multiple gunshot wounds near an apartment complex shortly before 9:30 p.m. He was taken to an area hospital and died a short time later.
Jordan Jackson, 17
Date of homicide:June 17
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:8800 block of Garonne Terrace
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Jackson wasa rising senior and wide receiver for Lawrence North High School’s football team. Police found Jackson after responding to an apartment complex on the city's northeast side. He was pronounced dead at the scene. An unidentified woman was also injured and survived.
Alfredo Noriega, 49
Date of homicide:June 25
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3000 block ofE. Michigan Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police found Noriega after responding to reports of a person shot around 12:15 a.m. Noriega was suffering from gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene.
Panteley Nikolov, 24
Date of homicide:June 26
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3200 block of N. Capitol Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police responding to a death investigationfound Nikolov with gunshot wounds around 8:30 a.m.He waspronounced dead at the scene.
Erick Colvin, 18
Date of homicide:June 28
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:9800 block of Woodsmall Drive
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Colvin and another man were found shot to death inside a tan 2003 Ford Taurus around 11:40 p.m. Police responded to the scene after getting reports that a car had struck a pole.
Justice Wills, 22
Date of homicide:June 28
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:9800 block of Woodsmall Drive
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Wills and Colvin were found shot to death inside a tan 2003 Ford Taurus around 11:40 p.m. Police responded to the scene after getting reports that a car had struck a pole.
Robert Lopez, 33
Date of homicide:June 29
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3300 block of Schofield Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Lopez was found deadwith “injuries consistent with trauma" after police responded to a death investigation.An autopsy by the Marion County Coroner’s Office later determined Lopez died from a gunshot woundand ruled his death a homicide.
Damon McClain, 49
Date of homicide:June 29
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:4900 block of E.56th Street
Status of investigation:Vincent Bibbs was charged with murder in connection with McClain's death.
What we know:Police foundMcClain dead in the front seat of his car outside a gas station just before 11:30 p.m. Within hours, Bibbs, a gas station clerk, was arrested. Bibbs later told policehe shot McClain inthe face after he caught him shoplifting.
Police: Gas station clerk followed suspected shoplifter, fatally shot him in face
Ariana Holston, 22
Date of homicide:July 2
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3800 block of N. Post Road
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Two women, including Holston, were shot outside an east-side business shortly after 4:45 p.m. July 2. Holston died from her injuries at an area hospital. Investigatorssaid she was pregnant at the time, though officials don't know how far along, according to the coroner's office.
'Baby' Holston
Date of homicide:July 2
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3800 block of N. Post Road
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Two women, including 22-year-old Ariana Holston, were shot outside an east-side business shortly after 4:45 p.m. July 2. Holston died from her injuries at an area hospital. Investigatorssaid she was pregnant at the time, though officials don't know how far along, according to the coroner's office.
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Kyle Scott-Neville, 34
Date of homicide:July 2
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3800 block ofE. 30th Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Around 7:15 p.m. July 2, police found Scott-Neville inside a vehicle that has crashed into a building.Hehad gunshot wounds and laterdied at a hospital.
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Dennis Riley, 22
Date of homicide:July 3
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:2400 block ofFox Harbour Drive
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: The Indianapolis Fire Department responded to reports of a person down at Fox Club Apartments around 10:30 a.m. July 3. Responders found Riley shotin a field near the entrance of the apartmentcomplex, next to a bicycle. Police believe the shooting occurred earlier that morning in the same secluded field.
Michael McDowell, 65
Date of homicide:July 3
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:10100 block of Pineneedle Court
Status of investigation:Daniel "Cory" Rhodes was charged with murder and other criminal counts in connection with McDowell's death.
What we know: Police found McDowell fatally shot just before 5 p.m. July 3. The shooting occurred at an apartment complexjust east of the intersection between East42nd Streetand North Mitthoefer Road.
Dominick Rice, 35
Date of homicide:July 4
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:700 block of E. Georgia Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Rice andan unidentified woman were found shot in a downtown parking lot just minutesafterthe grand finale of thecity's July 4 fireworks show. Police said the two were celebrating in the parking lot, but it was unclearif they were there specifically to watch the annual fireworks show. Police believed someone pulled into the parking lot, stepped out of the vehicle and shot the two before fleeing.Rice was pronounced dead upon arrival at an area hospital.
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Laura Gentry, 44
Date of homicide:July 9 (died July 19)
Manner of death:Shooting, trauma, burns
Location:1100 block of Medford Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police found Gentry with a gunshot wound and other trauma before taking her to an area hospitalin critical condition. She died 10 days later.The Marion County Coroner's Office said Gentry died from a combination of trauma, thermal burns and multiple gunshot wounds.
Medical examiner: Woman found on Medford Ave killed by multiple gunshot wounds, burns
Bawi Cung, 61
Date of homicide:July 6
Manner of death:Blunt force
Location:600 block ofMeadows Edge Lane
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Cung was one of two people found unresponsive in a home in a south-side suburb around 10:30 a.m. July 6. Cung was pronounced deadwith "undisclosed trauma" on his body. The second person was treated and released at the scene before being transported to IMPD's downtown homicide office for question, along with another person.
Tavon Bickham, 24
Date of homicide:July 6
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:1000 block of E. 86th Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Police say Bickham was fatally shot after he and another man shot at each other from inside the same car. Police say the shootout spilled out into the street. The unidentified man arrived at an area hospital with gunshot wounds a short time later.
Daniel Shields, 20
Date of homicide:July 7
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:8800 block of Bel Air Drive
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Police officers found Shields shot inside a car around 4:30 p.m. July 7. He was taken to an area hospital where he died shortly after arriving.
Cordell Laster Sr., 46
Date of homicide:July 8
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:4500 block ofEarlham Drive
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police found Laster dead laying in a driveway, unresponsive and with "undisclosed trauma." Police later reported Laster died from a shooting.
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Robert Surney, 23
Date of homicide:July 8
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:5000 block of W. 36th Terrace
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Surney was found with gunshot wounds inside a vehicle and taken in critical condition to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.Police found a second man with gunshot wounds inside anothervehicle in front of a nearby apartment complex. That person was taken to a local hospital in serious but stable condition.
Bryant Bostic Jr., 21
Date of homicide:July 8
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:1100 block of N. Elder Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police found Bosticwith gunshot wounds andhe was taken in critical condition to a local hospital where he died from his injuries. The preliminary investigation indicatedthe shooting was connected to the shooting death of Robert Surney in the5000 block of W. 36th Terrace that same day.
Hurts Presendieu, 45
Date of homicide:July 9
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:9400 block of E. 25th Street
Status of investigation:Jahion Jarrett, 17, has been charged as an adult with murder and other criminal counts connected toPresendieu's death.
What we know: Police foundPresendieudead with his pocket turned out behind a storage barn on a church's property. According to court records,witnesses told investigatorsPresendieu was working as a Lyft driver at the time of his death, and Lyft records indicated hepicked up a ride at 8:43 p.m. the day police say he was killed. Jarrett is now accused of fatally shootingPresendieuand stealing his car.
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Tiffany Gough, 53
Date of homicide:July 10
Manner of death:Stabbing
Location:7100 block ofConstitution Drive
Status of investigation:Jhabriel R. Munoz was charged in this case.
What we know: Gough was found with stab wounds around 9:30 p.m. and pronounced dead at the scene.Police said when they arrived, theyencountered a man inside holding a knife. The man dropped the knife at the officers'commands, and was placed in handcuffs "without further incident," according to police. No other details have been released by police in this case as of Aug. 10.
Joseph Brownlee, 56
Date of homicide:July 12
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:5800 block of Suburban Drive
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Around 8:30 p.m.,police respondedtoreports of shots fired and found Brownlee inside a vehicle suffering from a possible gunshot wound. Just after 9:15 p.m., Indianapolis police said Brownleehad died. He would be the first person killed in what would be a deadly eight hours in Indianapolis.
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Latisha Burnett, 43
Date of homicide:July 12
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:1200 block of N. Luett Ave.
Status of investigation:Alsham Laster has been charged with murder in the case
What we know:Police found Burnett around 9:30 p.m. with "injuries consistent with trauma." She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her death was later determined to have been caused by a gunshot wound or wounds.
Davidtra Henderson, 34
Date of homicide:July 13
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:8200 block of Gilmore Road
Status of investigation:Murder-suicide
What we know: Police found Henderson and 35-year-oldDorrell Patersonfatally shot around 3 a.m. The coroner's office later ruled Henderson's death a homicide and Paterson's a suicide. Two children inside the home at the time were not injured.
Levon Beverly, 33
Date of homicide:July 13
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:3300 block of N. Temple Ave.
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Officers responded to acall just before 12:30 a.m. and foundBeverly, 33, deceased from "undisclosed trauma." The coroner's office later ruled Beverly's death a homicide caused by "probable gunshot wound."
Oliver Wallace, 24
Date of homicide:July 13
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:4000 block of Stratford Court
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Indianapolis police responded after Lawrence police officers heard gunshots in the area. Police found Wallace in the area with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services.
Marshall Shute, 34
Date of homicide:July 18
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:7400 block of Marianne Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police responded to a person shot before 9:15 p.m. and found Shute in critical condition. He later died at an area hospital.
Trevell Patton, 26
Date of homicide:July 21
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:6200 block of Nimitz Drive
Status of investigation:No arrest made in the case
What we know: Police found Patton critically injured after being shot. He died shortly after.A few minutes after he was found, officers were dispatched to Community East Hospital about a person shot and in serious condition. Detectives believe the shootings are connected and are seeking information from the public about the case.
Norman Rogers, 39
Date of homicide:July 21
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:1000 block ofN. Rural Street
Status of investigation:Bruce McClinton is charged with murder.
What we know:Patrolling officers heard several shots being fired just before 11:30 p.m. Asthe officer drove east to find where theshots were coming from, they saw a man firing rounds into another man on the ground, according to a police report. The man fled but was later identified by witnesses and surveillance footage as McClinton. Rogers was pronounced dead at the scene.
David Woodard, 40
Date of homicide:July 24
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:2700 block ofE. Michigan Street
Status of investigation:Marcus Washington was charged with murder.
What we know: Prosecutors say Washington repeatedly shotWoodard in the parking lot of the Rural Inn moments after Woodard attempted to break up a fight between Washington and another man.As Washington walked away from the scene, another man began shooting him, and he fell to the ground, according to police.
JosephTrammell, 48
Date of homicide:July 24
Manner of death:Stabbing
Location:10500 block of E. 37th Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Trammell wasfound stabbed to death around 2 a.m.
Zachary Pettis, 23
Date of homicide:July 25
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:7600 block of Moller Road
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Officersdid not locate a victim when called to the scene, but were then called to the4800 block of West71st Street moments later for a manwho arrived atthe Pike Township Fire Station with gunshot wounds.That man, later identified as Pettis, was pronounced dead at thescene by members of the Pike Township Fire Department and medics.
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Sean Nailor, 43
Date of homicide:July 26
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:8000 block of McFarland Court
Status of investigation:No arrest made in the case
What we know: Nailor was found around 3 a.m. suffering from a gunshot injuries. He was taken to an area hospital in critical condition but later died.
Elijah Ellis, 20
Date of homicide:July 29
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:W. 47th Street & Georgetown Road
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Police found Ellis with gunshot wounds around 10 p.m. He was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition and laterdied.
Christie Holt, 30
Date of homicide:July 30
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:7400 block of E.21st Street
Status of investigation:Marcus Garvin is charged with murder.
What we know:Investigators say Holtwas stabbed 51 times after Garvin discoveredtext messages indicating she was seeing another man. According to court records, Garvin was caught on surveillance videodragging Holt'sbody to a wooded area near a hotel July 30. Police found Holt"wrapped in a comforter laying in the creek near the tree line to the east of the motel."
Court docs:Man accused of fatally stabbing, attempting to dismember woman
George Radford Jr., 47
Date of homicide:July 30
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3030 block of N. Capitol Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:A police report says officers heard gunshots in the area and upon investigating foundRadford shot.
Kane Baca, 24
Date of homicide:July 31
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:5900 block ofCoquina Key Drive
Status of investigation:Corey Mirabal is facing charges in this case.
What we know:Police found Baca shotin the parking lot of an apartment building around4:45 a.m. A suspect in the case was said to be Baca's roommate and witnesses said the two were together at the time of the shooting.
Anthony Sterling, 61
Date of homicide:July 20 (died Aug.3)
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:3500 block of N. Tacoma Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Sterling was dropped off at a fire station at2970 N. Sherman Driveon July 20 shortly after Indianapolis police responded to the 3400 block of North Temple Avenue on a shots fired call. Investigation revealed the shooting occurred in the 3500 block of North Tacoma Avenue.Sterling was transported to the hospital but died Aug. 3.
JeffreyWhitsey, 53
Date of homicide: Aug. 1
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 900 block of Pennsylvania Street
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know:Police were called to the Living Room Loungearound 3 a.m.on a report of shots fired in the rear of the business. Officers found Whitsey shot on the patio of the bar near the parking lot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Adam Deavers, 26
Date of homicide: Aug. 1
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 4100 block of E. 35thStreet
Status of investigation: No arrest made in the case
What we know: Deavers and a 25-year-old woman were found dead with gunshot woundsinside a car that crashed into a tree on the northeast side of the city. Police at the time suggested robbery may have been a motive in the shooting and believe the car was driving east on East 35thStreet when the shooting occurred.
Hayley Merrill, 25
Date of homicide: Aug. 1
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 4100 block of E. 35thStreet
Status of investigation: No arrest made in the case
What we know: Policefound Merrill and Deavers shot in a car in a residential area in the northeast side of the city. Their car had crashed into a tree.Investigators suggested robbery may have been a motive in the shooting. Police said the car was likely traveling east on East 35thStreet and veered off the road after the shooting, striking the tree.
PeterCarr, 30
Date of homicide: Aug. 1
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 3700 block of E. New York Street
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Police foundCarrshot near an alley behind an east-side residence on East New York Street after 11 p.m. Medics tookCarrto Eskenazi Hospital, where he later died.
Anthony Sterling, 61
Date of homicide: Aug. 3
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 3500 block of N. Tacoma Ave.
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Sterling was dropped off at a fire station at 2970 N. Sherman Drive in Julywith a gunshot woundshortly after police responded to ashotsfired call. Responders took him to a hospital, where he died two weeks later.
Kenneth Harper, 63
Date of homicide: Aug. 9
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 2800 block of Brookside Ave.
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know:Police found Harper shot near a car in the street of the residential area before 6:30 p.m. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.
Michael Simmons, 18
Date of homicide: Aug. 11
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:7900block ofW. 10thStreet
Status of investigation: Derice Wilson and Yashika Clowers were charged with murder and assisting a criminal in the case, respectively.
What we know: Police found Simmons shot dead in a car at a west-side gas station after 9 p.m. Investigators said surveillance footage from the gas station show a man and woman talking with Simmons at his car near the pump, when the man pulled out a gun and shot Simmons. Police arrested the man and woman in Florida.
Iva Williams, 41
Date of homicide: Aug. 11
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:7500block ofBayview Club Drive
Status of investigation:Police said Donald Williams, 32, shot and killed himself after opening fire on Iva Williams and an 11-year-old girl, who he held hostage along with three other juveniles.
What we know:Williams died at the hospital Aug. 12 after a domestic disturbance in an apartment on the northeast side the day before. Police saidDonald Williams retrieved a gun following a “disturbance” between him and Iva Williams. He held Iva Williams and four juvenileshostage, police say. An officer responding to the disturbance was shot in the leg. Three juveniles escaped through the window. Donald Williams shot Iva Williams and an 11-year-old girl before shooting himself.
Shawn Lackey, 40
Date of homicide: Aug. 11
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 5500 block of Michigan Road
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Lackey died Aug. 28in a hospital 17 days after police found him shot inside a car on the north side of the city. Medics took him to the hospital in critical condition.
Mahamoud Ibrahim, 25
Date of homicide: Aug. 14
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 4500block ofW. 38thStreet
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: As many as four people, including Ibrahim, were shot near the intersection of West 38thStreet and Lafayette Roadabout5 a.m. Police pronounced Ibrahim dead at the scene.
Ellis Kendrick-Members, 21
Date of homicide: Aug. 14
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 2800block ofE. 28thStreet
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Kendrick-Members and a woman were shot in the Brightwood neighborhood, near the corner of East 28thStreet and Wheeler Street, at 9 p.m. Medics pronounced Kendrick-Members dead.
Charles Allen, 45
Date of homicide: Aug. 17
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 3800 block of W. Michigan Street
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Police found Allen shot dead at an apartment complex at 1:10 a.m.
Anthony Carter, 28
Date of homicide: Aug. 18
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 1000 block of W. 35thStreet
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Carter was shot dead inside a house near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street and the National Cemetery at Crown Hill. Medics took him to a hospital in critical condition, where he later died.
TerrezzDrake, 18
Date of homicide: Aug. 19
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 7200 block of Michigan Road
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Drake and another person were shot near afast foodrestaurant in the northwest side of Indianapolis. Police responded to the restaurant’s address, and officers eventually found Drake and another person with a gunshot wound at Ascension Street Vincent Hospital, three miles north of the scene. Drake died shortly after arriving at the hospital.
Marlan King, 20
Date of homicide: Aug. 26
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 9100 block of Cavalier Court
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Police found King dead in the northeast-side block before 7 a.m.
Oscar Rojas, 45
Date of homicide: Aug. 26
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 2900 block of Carson Drive
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Rojas was shot near the University of Indianapolis around 11 p.m. Police reported Rojas to be awake and breathing.About30 minutes later, they pronounced him dead.
Jaxon Thompson, 5 months old
Date of homicide: Aug. 27
Manner of death: Head trauma
Location: 2900 block of S. Pennsylvania Street
Status of investigation: Police arrested Brandon Herringin the case.
What we know: Police found Thompson unresponsive in his home after Herring called 911 to report his son wasunconscious. A CT scan showedThompson had head injuries, consistent with being shaken.Police in court records say Herring told investigators he “lost his cool” when his son began crying that day, and said he shook the baby for “seven to 10 seconds.”
Luis Mercado-Perez, 31
Date of homicide: Aug. 27
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 4200 block of N. WittfieldStreet
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Police found Mercado-Perez shot inside a home on the northeast side before 8 p.m. Friday.
Tevin Newman, 30
Date of homicide: Aug. 28
Manner of death:Shooting
Location: 5200 block of W. 52ndStreet
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Police found Newman with multiple gunshot woundsnear the intersection of West 52ndStreet andRuellingDrive. Investigators did not immediately determine whether his shooting death was self-inflicted or a homicide, citing witnesses who say they thought they saw Newman pointing a gun toward his head.Police declared his death a homicide four days later.
Matthew Mattingly, 33
Date of homicide: Aug. 29
Manner of death:Shooting
Location: 8600 block of W. 56thStreet
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: A person in Eagle Creek Park found Mattingly dead in a ditch about 3:45 p.m.Police initially said his death did not appear naturalbut declined to say why. The coroner later ruled his death a homicide by gunshot wound.
Kea’AsiaAdonaeLe Mae Grundy, 20
Date of homicide: Aug. 30
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: Intersection of East 34thStreet and Sherman Drive
Status of investigation: Knowledge Jones, 16, is being charged as an adult in this case.
What we know: Grundy and a 14-year-old were shot about 8:40 p.m. in the northeast side. Grundy was taken to the hospital, where she died shortly after.Medics took the boy to a hospital in critical condition, where he was later upgraded to stable condition.
Jonathan Johnson, 44
Date of homicide: Aug. 31
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 1200 block of W. 32ndStreet
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Johnson was shot before 7 p.m. on the north side of Indianapolis, near I-65. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.
RowanKartholl, 2 months old
Date of homicide: Aug. 30
Manner of death: Injuries
Location: 9200 block of Warrington Drive
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know:Police are investigatingKartholl’sdeath as a case of child abuse after the boy was taken to IU Health West Hospital —where he died shortly after arriving. Police ruled the death a homicide two days laterbut declined to say why and whatinjuries the boy suffered, citing an ongoing investigation.
Koebe Clopton, 20
Date of homicide: Sept.2
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 5800 block of Radnor Road
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Clopton was shot deadabout 1 a.m.near a home in the northeast side of the city. Clopton was a student at the University of Indianapolis. He played football for the school until March.
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Courdney Hines, 28
Date of homicide: Sept. 3
Manner of death:Shooting
Location: 3700 block of West 86thStreet
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Police found Hines unresponsive with “undisclosed trauma” outside an Office Depot on the northwest side. Medics pronounced him dead. The coroner later ruled his death was from gunshot injuries.
Cameron Brown, 19
Date of homicide: Sept. 5
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 7800 block of Musket Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Brown was found shot on Musket Street, just south of Community Hospital North before 7:30 p.m. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene. Another man connected Brown's death arrived at the hospital with a gunshot wound. Police reported he was stable that night.
Ross Anthony Mitchell, 17
Date of homicide: Sept. 6
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: First block of N. Randolph Street
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Mitchell was shot in broad daylight while playing curb ball with his younger brother. Outdoor camera footage captured the alleged shooter walking from an alley onto the street, firing several shots and running away. The shooting happened in 15 seconds. Mitchell’s mother told IndyStar she had asked Mitchell and her other son to help cut the bushes as part of her birthday wish.
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Anya West, 23
Date of homicide: Sept. 6
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:6500 E. 25th Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Police were dispatched to Windsor Village Park at 3 p.m. following a report of a person shot. Officers found West shot. Medics took her to the hospital, where she died.
Daeron Freeman, 20
Date of homicide: Sept. 6
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: East Washington and North Davidson streets
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Police found Freeman and19-year-old Christopher Wileyshot inside a white sedan about 3:30 p.m. at the intersection near downtown. Medics pronounced Freeman dead at the scene and took Wiley to a hospital in critical condition – where he diedmore than a weeklater.
Christopher Wiley, 19
Date of homicide: Sept. 6
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: East Washington and North Davidson streets
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Wileyand Daeron Freeman werefound shotSept. 6 in a white sedan on Labor Day about 3:30 p.m. Medics tookWileyto a hospital in critical condition. He died Sept. 14.
Reshawn Pitts, 23
Date of homicide: Sept. 7
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 6500 block of Glen Arm Court
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Police responded to a west-side apartment on a report of a person shot before 3:30 a.m. They found Pitts shot and pronounced him dead at the scene. A police report shows investigators spoke with a number of witnesses in the shooting.
Keith Bellamy, 63
Date of homicide:Sept. 7
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 1700 block of E.52nd Street
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know:Bellamy was found shot dead across the street from a gas station on the north side.
Jennifer Butrum, 40
Date of homicide: Sept. 19
Manner of death:Undisclosed trauma
Location: 2800 block of Moore Avenue
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Butrum was found dead in an east-side alley at 3:30 a.m. Police said officers found her with “undisclosed trauma.”
Solomon Keets, 41
Date of homicide: Sept. 24
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 3500 block ofKinnear Avenue
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Keets died after being shot on the northeast side. He was foundin a car with gunshot wounds about 4 p.m.
Chandre Rhodes, 51
Date of homicide: Sept. 24
Manner of death: Stabbing
Location: 9100 block of Cavalier Court
Status of investigation:No arrest made
What we know: Rhodeswas stabbed on the east side about 10 p.m. She died shortly after arriving at a hospital.
Keegan Wolf, 32
Date of homicide: Sept. 25
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 5000 block of Lafayette Road
Status of investigation: Da Voncia Beasley was arrested in this case.
What we know: Wolf was shot in a hotel room on the northwest side of the city. Medics took him to a hospital, where he died.
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Atlas Wedlow, 34
Date of homicide:Sept. 29
Manner of death:Blunt force
Location:100 N. Pennsylvania St.
What we know:Police found Wedlow with "undisclosed trauma" after officers were called about a person shot in the 100 block of N. Pennsylvania Street. He was taken to Eskenazi Hospital, where he did nine days later.
Savannah Blevins, 34
Date of homicide: Oct. 1
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:7800 block of Tanza Road
Status of investigation: Murder-suicide
What we know:Blevins fell victim to murder-suicide in a townhouse on the southeast side of Indianapolis. Police were contacted by family members who told them they could notget in touch with a woman who lived in the residence. Family, property management and police gained entry into the home and found Blevins and Anthony Henderson Jr., 35,dead inside. The Marion County Coroner said Blevins was killed before her Henderson killed himself. Their relationship has not been released.
Dylan McGinnis, 24
Date of homicide: Oct. 1
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:2900 block of E. 11th Street
Status of investigation: Travis Lang is charged with murderin the case
What we know: McGinnis was shot dead inthe passenger seat of acar in the 2900 block of East 11thStreet, near Rural Street, before 11:30 p.m.A woman in the driver’s seat had been shot in the leg. Police arrested Travis Lang, 23, in the killing.
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Demarcus Mack, 27
Date of homicide: Oct. 2
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:500 block of N. Dearborn Street
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know:Mack was found unresponsive and “suffering from trauma” inside a car on the east side. Police initially labeled the case as a death investigation, but later determined Mack’s death was a homicide. The Marion County Coroner’s Office ruled he died from multiple gunshot wounds.
Fabian Morgan, 34
Date of homicide: Oct. 5
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:1300 block of N. Denny Street
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Morgan was found shot to death near the intersection of East 13thand North Denny streets, just east of North Sherman Drive.
Jerica Mitchell, 26
Date of homicide: Oct. 6
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:9300 block of E. Troy Avenue
Status of investigation: Charles Milton Harvey was arrested in this case.
What we know:Police found Mitchell shot to death inside a car after patrolling officers spotted the vehicle in a field on the southeast side of the city after midnight.Court records show Mitchell’s boyfriend was arrested in the killing hours after police found her. Police identified Charles Milton Harveyas a suspect after receiving a tip that he told someone he shot his girlfriend when she reached for his gun during a fight in the car.
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Carlos Starks
Date of homicide: Oct. 6
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:E. 30th St. at Caroline Avenue
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Police found Starks after they were called to the 2100 block of East 30thStreet, near Caroline Avenue, to reports of a person shot. He was taken in critical condition to a hospital, where he died.
Joshua Vaughns, 28
Date of homicide: Oct. 7
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:600 block of Eugene Street
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Vaughns was shot to death in a home in the 600 block of Eugene Street. Medics took him toa hospital in critical condition – where he later died.
Derrick Williams, 25
Date of homicide: Oct. 9
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:2200 block of Windsong Drive
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Police found Williams shot dead nearMitthoefferRoad and Chris Drive just east of downtown.
Antonia“Toni”Macri-Reiner, 69
Date of homicide: Oct. 10
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:1200 block of Windsor Street
Status of investigation: Arrest
What we know: Macri-Reiner was shot and killed during a likely home invasion in the Windsor Park neighborhood, according to her neighbors.Windsor Park residents said Macri-Reiner moved into the neighborhood two years ago with her husband and said she was involved in community events.Police arrested a 13-year-old in the case. Theteen has been charged with murder in juvenile court. Prosecutors have asked for the case to be transferred to adult court.
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Christopher Richardson, 29
Date of homicide: Oct. 11
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:3800 block of Grand Avenue
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know:Richardson was found fatally shot in a car on a driveway near the 38thStreet and Emerson Avenue intersection.
Darrin Graham, 48
Date of homicide: Oct. 11
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:3100 block of E. 46th Street
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know:Graham was killed in a shooting in a northeast-side home. A police report lists two male suspects in the case. No arrests have been announced.
Joseph Thomas, 18
Date of homicide: Oct. 12
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:4400 block of S. Meridian Street
Status of investigation:Caden Smith was charged with murder in the case
What we know: Thomas was one of three young men found dead in a remote area near I-465 and South Meridian Street. A missingpersonsreport for Thomas wasfiled the day before police found the bodies. Roughly two months later,16-year-old Caden Smith was charged with three counts of murder in the case.
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Michael James, 22
Date of homicide: Oct. 12
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:4400 block of S. Meridian Street
Status of investigation:Caden Smith was charged with murder in the case
What we know:James was one of three young men found dead in a remote area near I-465 and South Meridian Street. Prosecutors charged 16-year-old Caden Smith with three counts of murder in the case.
Abdullah Mubarak, 17
Date of homicide: Oct. 12
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 4400 block of S. Meridian Street
Status of investigation:Caden Smith was charged with murder in the case
What we know: Mubarak was one of three young men found dead in a remote area near I-465 and South Meridian Street.Prosecutors charged16-year-old Caden Smithwith three counts of murder in the case.
Jahnaya Bakare, 18
Date of homicide: Oct. 12
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:2100 block of Wheatgrass Way
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know:Police found Bakare shot near homes in the 2100 block of Wheatgrass Way.She was taken in critical condition to a hospital, where she died.
Dontez Warren, 30
Date of homicide: Oct. 13
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:3100 block of Graceland Avenue
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Warren was found shotin the 3100 block of Graceland Avenue, near the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis on the north side. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Jonathan Means, 29
Date of homicide: Oct. 14
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:2800 block of Foltz Street
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Means was shot near a home on the southwest side of Indianapolis.He died at the scene.
Martin Griffin, 47
Date of homicide: Oct. 14
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:2400 block of St. Paul Street
Status of investigation: Kyle Roberts was charged in this case.
What we know: Griffin was shot dead ona patio of a home inthesoutheast side.A video camera recording inside thehousefor more than 20 hours captured his last moments, court records show.A probable cause affidavit said Kyle Roberts can be seen entering the frame and taking out a submachine gun. He leaves, and returns seven minutes later to swap the submachine gun with a shotgun. A loud gunshot rang out. The footage then captures Roberts saying "I didn't mean to," according to records.
Milwood Sylvestre, 25
Date of homicide: Oct. 15
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:3900 block of Breen Drive
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Sylvestre was found by police shot in the 3900 block of Breen Drive on the city’s east side. She was pronounced dead at the scene and the other man shot was taken to a hospital.
David Lynn, 48
Date of homicide: Oct. 16
Manner of death: Stabbing
Location:5700 block of Milhouse Road
Status of investigation: No arrests made in the case
What we know: Officers found Lynn before 4 a.m. in the 5700 block of Milhouse Road. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Monesha McKinley, 25
Date of homicide: Oct. 17
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:1000 block of N. Rural Street
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: McKinley was found dead in the 1000 block of North Rural Street on the city’s east side. Police launched a death investigation after she was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsybythe Marion County Coroner’s Officedetermined McKinley was shot, and ruled her death a homicide.
Dazmond Morgan, 26
Date of homicide: Oct. 19
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:1200 block of Campus Drive
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Morgan was found fatally shot in a University of Indianapolis parking lot. He was taken in critical condition to Eskenazi Hospital, where he died. AUIndyspokesperson said Morgan was not affiliatedwith the university.
Autumn Carter, 18
Date of homicide: Oct 21
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:900 N. Pershing Avenue
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Carter and a man were shot in a car on the west side, near West 10thStreet and North Pershing Avenue. The man, whose relationship with Carter is unclear, tried to drive to a hospital but stopped after Carter became unresponsive. Medics took her in critical condition to Eskenazi Hospital, where she later died.
Justin Boone, 31
Date of homicide:Oct. 22
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:7900 block of Palawan Drive
Status of investigation:Raesean Franklinwas charged with involuntary manslaughter in the case.
What we know:Boone was killed during an apparent domestic dispute, according to court records. Witnesses told police Boone began arguing with children in the residence and Franklin pointed a firearm at him in an attempt to stop the fight. Boone began to walk toward Franklin, witnesses said, and Franklin fired two to three shots. Boone died at a hospital. Police said Franklin stayed at the scene, disassembled the gun and placed it on top of a car in the parking lot.
Francisco Sandoval, 20
Date of homicide: Oct 23
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:2200 block of Lake Crest Drive
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Sandoval died after being shot in a car at an apartment complex on the east side. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene, and took another womanwho was shot to a hospital in stable condition.
James Schutt, 39
Date of homicide: Oct. 24
Manner of death: Multiple traumatic injuries
Location:1100 block of N. White River Parkway W. Drive
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Schutt was found dead near the White River just downtown with “undisclosed trauma.” Police initially received reports of an unresponsive person near the water and later said Schutt’s death is being investigated as a homicide. The Marion County Coroner’s Office laterruled his cause of death was from “multiple modes of trauma.”
Luke Poindexter, 22
Date of homicide: Oct. 24
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:4500 block of Rosewood Common Place
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Poindexter was shot to death in a street on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Police were called to reports of shots fired in the 4500 block of Rosewood Commons and found Poindexter unresponsive in the street. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.
Charles Jones, 61
Date of homicide: Oct. 26
Manner of death: Blunt force
Location:1100 block of W. 29th Street
Status of investigation: Angelita Stevenson was arrested in this case.
What we know: Jones died after he and a woman physically fought for several minutes on Clifton Street on the north side, according to police.Officers received reports of a fight in progress and found Jones unresponsive on the ground. Officers arrested a woman after several witnesses said they saw her drag him, kick him and slam his head into the street. Prosecutors charged Angelita Stevenson withmurder, battery by bodily waste and resisting law enforcement.
Jalen Chatmon, 28
Date of homicide: Oct. 31
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:3200 block of HoveyStreet
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know:Chatmon was shot in the 2300 block of Hovey Street on the north side of the city. He wastaken to a hospital where he later died.
JackSumner Jr.,17
Date of homicide: Nov. 1
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 3600 block of S. Keystone Ave.
Status of investigation: Tyrese Roberts was charged in this case.
What we know: Sumner was fatally shot outside a gas station over an ongoing “beef” with a 22-year-old, according to court records. The alleged shooter, Tyrese Roberts, said Sumner used to date his girlfriend. The two began to argue in the parking lot of the gas station when Roberts is accused of shooting Sumner.
Dawn McCutcheon, 44
Date of homicide: Nov. 3
Manner of death: Blunt force
Location: 3800 block of Shore Drive
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know:McCutcheon was found dead after 1:30 a.m. with “trauma” in a vacant office at a medical building. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The coroner's office determined McCutcheon died from "multiple traumatic injuries."
Charles Burgess, 24
Date of homicide: Nov. 5
Manner of death:Shooting
Location: 3600 block of E. Vermont Street
Status of investigation: BrittanySnelbaker was arrested in this case.
What we know:Police found Burgess dead in a home that caught fire on the east side of the city. Officials said “suspicious circ*mstances” led them to investigatefurtherandthe coroner'soffice later ruled his death a homicide from “multiple trauma” injuries. Police arrested a woman after they said doorbell surveillance footage captured her in a Scream mask carrying a gas can and kitchen knife outside the home shortly before it caught fire.
Docs: Woman shot man, put on Scream mask before setting house on fire in Nov. 5 killing
Dana Smith, 33
Date of homicide: Nov. 8
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 5200 block of Butler Terrace
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Police found Smith shot and killed near a residential areain the 5200 blockof Butler Terraceon the northeast side of the city.
Ail Smith, 47
Date of homicide: Nov. 9
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 7500 block of Woodlawn Ave.
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Firefighters and police found Smith’s body in the trunk of a burning carwhile responding to reports of thecar fire in a secluded area. The coroner’s office said Smith died from a gunshot wound and ruled his death a homicide.
Adriona Coleman, 26
Date of homicide: Nov. 9
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 4800 block of Covered Bridge Drive
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Coleman was fatally shot inthe common area of a northwest-side apartment building. Arriving officers responded to the building after receiving reports of shots fired, but evacuated immediately dueto “information they received” while enroute to the scene that jeopardized their safety. SWAT unitsestablished a perimeter outside the building and continued negotiations for nearly four hours. The unit members found no on inside the building, and police did not release suspect information.
Related:Coroner ID's woman fatally shot in northwest-side apartment before 4-hour SWAT event
Carlos Hale, 30
Date of homicide: Nov. 9
Manner of death: Shooting
Location:25 E. 38thSt.
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know:Hale was shotdeadinthe passenger seat of a carparked near the intersection of 38thand Meridian streets.Police found nobody in the driver seat.
Vyshonn Harrington, 18
Date of homicide: Nov. 12
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 4200 block of Falcon Court
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Harrington died in a northwest-side shooting that occurred in the 4200 block of Falcon Court.
Isaiah Luckett, 24
Date of homicide: Nov. 13
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 1800 block of W. Washington Street
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know:Luckett died after being shot in an alleyway on the west side of Indianapolis. Paramedics pronounced him dead atthe scene.
Javion Rhodes, 18
Date of homicide: Nov. 16
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 6800 block of Summer Time Drive
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know:Rhodes was shot and killed in a secluded part of Gardner Park. Police received reports of a person possibly shot in the park, near aneighborhoodto the southwest, and found him dead.
Dezmond King, 24
Date of homicide: Nov. 26
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 5800 block of Sebring Court
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Indianapolis police found King shotata northwest-side apartment complex. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.
Vaughn Isom, 47
Date of homicide: Nov. 27
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 3100 block of Harlan Street
Status of investigation: Jesse Grabarczyk was arrested in this case.
What we know:Isom was shot and killed inside a vehicle on the south side of the city.Marion County prosecutors charged Grabarczykwith murder, carrying a handgun without a license, burglary, armed robbery, criminal confinement and pointing a firearm connected to Isom’s death and a subsequent home invasion robbery.
Jeffrey Herald, 42
Date of homicide:Nov. 27
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 5400 block of Pleasant Hill Circle
Status of investigation: Laseanne Strode was arrested in this case.
What we know: Herald was shot dead at an apartment complex on the west side of Indianapolis. Police arrested 27-year-oldLaseanne Strode at the Indianapolis International airport in the killing. Court records show Strode and Herald texted several times on the dayHerald was shot and agreed to meet at the apartment complex where the shooting occurred.
Michael Langguth, 59
Date of homicide: Nov. 28
Manner of death: Blunt force
Location: 4700 block of Stoughton Court
Status of investigation:Peter Shales was arrested in this case.
What we know:Langguth died after being stomped on his head and face by his stepson, police say. Officers responded in the early morning hours to a condo and found Langguth unresponsive. Medics pronounced him dead.A preliminary affidavit indicates the suspect, 26-year-old Peter Shales, has mental healthissues and would go into “fits of rage” directed at his stepfather.
Related:26-year-old man arrested in connection to killing of stepfather on northwest side Sunday
Terence Martin, 32
Date of homicide: Nov. 30
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 3300 block of Heather Ridge
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know: Martin was shot to death at an apartment on the west side of Indianapolis after a reported disturbance at the residence. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.
Blake Coffman, 20
Date of homicide:Dec. 1
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:8800 block of Westfield Way
Status of investigation:Camran Perry was arrested in this case.
What we know:Coffman was one of two men who died after being shot at a north-side apartment complex. Perry told police he met the men for a drug deal and shots were fired, according to court document.
Andrew Jones, 21
Date of homicide:Dec. 1
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:8800 block of Westfield Way
Status of investigation:Camran Perry was arrested in this case.
What we know: Joneswas one of two men who died after being shot at a north-side apartment complex. Perry told police he met the men for a drug deal and shots were fired, according to court document.
Derek Collier, 48
Date of homicide: Dec. 3
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 2900 block of E. 19thStreet
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Collier was shot in the chest on a neighborhood sidewalk on the east side. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene.
Maurice Nash, 50
Date of homicide:Dec. 5
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:800 block of Eugene Street
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Nash died after being shot in a north-side neighborhood, near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and 30thstreets. Another man was injured from the same shooting, police said, and taken to a hospital in stable condition. The men were found near vacant homes.
Jeffrey Venerable, 34
Date of homicide: Dec. 9
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 3700 block of St. Thomas Blvd.
Status of investigation:Aniyah Venerable was arrested in this case.
What we know: Police found Venerable and his mother shot at apartment complexon the west side. Venerable died at a hospital. His mother's last known condition is serious, but stable, condition. Officers arrested Aniyah Venerable, his sister, in the shootings.
More: Sister fatally shot brother after fight over helping mother around the house, docs say
Michelle Rutledge, 31
Date of homicide:Dec.10
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:6800 block of East 21stStreet
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Rutledge died after she was shotbefore 10 p.m. on the city’s east side. The address of the shooting provided by police is listed as a Budget8Inn.
Curtis Wright Jr., 18
Date of homicide:Dec. 11
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 5800 block of West 62ndStreet
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Wright died after being shotabout 2 a.m.in a residential neighborhood on the northwest side of the city.First responderstook him to a nearby hospital, where he died.
Tuan Anh Nguyen, 44
Date of homicide: Dec. 11
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 2900 block of E. Brookside Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Officers found Nguyenwith various injurieson the east side of Indianapolis. Emergency medical personnelpronounced him dead at the scene.The Marion County Coroner’s Office later determined Nguyen had been shot.
Michael Wilson Sr., 49
Date of homicide: Dec. 14
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 4200 block of N. Edmonson Ave.
Status of investigation:Michael Wilson Jr. was arrested in this case.
What we know:Court records show Wilson and his son had been arguing in a home before the 49-year-old was shot. Witnesses told police they heard three gunshots and then saw Wilson Sr. bleeding on the floor.His son fled after the shooting but police tracked him through an ankle monitor, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Dominic Patton, 30
Date of homicide: Dec. 15
Manner of death:Stabbing
Location: 2300 block of Adams Street
Status of investigation:Jamie Wells was arrested in this case.
What we know:Patton was one of two men found dead by police in a home on Adams Street after officers responded to thelocationfor a welfare check.The coroner determined Patton and the other man died from multiple sharp force traumatic injuries. Family told IndyStar the two men were best friends. The Marion County Prosecutor's Office charged Jamie Wells, a roommate, with murder in their deaths.
Read more:Best friends Dominic and Jamel always had each other. They lived — and died — together
Jamel Perry, 35
Date of homicide: Dec. 15
Manner of death: Stabbing
Location: 2300 block of Adams Street
Status of investigation:Jamie Wells was arrested in this case.
What we know: Perry was one of two men found dead by police in a home on Adams Street after officers responded to the location for a welfare check. The coroner determined Patton and the other man died from multiple sharp force traumatic injuries. Family told IndyStar the two men were best friends. The Marion County Prosecutor's Office charged Jamie Wells, a roommate, with murder in their deaths.
Read more:Best friends Dominic and Jamel always had each other. They lived — and died — together
D’LonEdwards, 34
Date of homicide: Dec. 20
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 3900 block of Diamond Lane
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Edwards was shot in a neighborhood on the northwest side of Indianapolis. First responders took him to a hospital where he died about an hour later.
Ke-YohnnaStone, 32
Date of homicide: Dec. 28
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 8200 block of Center Run Drive
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Stone was shot outside a liquor store and bar in Castleton on Dec. 26 and died two dayslater.
Jaivin Hoskin, 17
Date of homicide: Dec. 28
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 7200 block of Rue de Margot Drive
Status of investigation: Unsolved
What we know:Hoskin was one of two people shot to death at an apartment complex on the northwest side. Emergency medical personnel pronounced the two men dead at the scene.Police found another person shot at a gas station roughly half a mile from the double shooting. The person was last reported in critical condition. Police said the shootings are believed to berelated but did not say how.
George Qualls III, 22
Date of homicide: Dec. 28
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 7200 block of Rue de Margot Drive
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Qualls was one of two people shot to death at an apartment complex on the northwest side. Emergency medical personnel pronounced the two men dead at the scene.Police found another person shot at a gas station roughly half a mile from the double shooting. The person was last reported in critical condition. Police said the shootings arebelieved to berelated but did not say how.
James Hunter, 32
Date of homicide: Dec. 29
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 3900 block of N. Keystone Ave.
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know: Police found Hunter dead with traumatic injuries in a car about 4 a.m. after responding to a report of a crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Marion County Coroner’s Office later determined he died from a gunshot wound.
Doris Bell, 78
Date of homicide: Dec. 29
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 4400 block of N. Bolton Ave.
Status ofinvestigation:Montez Jointerwas charged with reckless homicide in this case.
What we know:Bell was shot and killed in a home on the northeast side of Indianapolis. Medics pronounced her dead at the scene. Indianapolis police said officers detained “all involved parties” in Bell’s fatal shooting and were released pending further investigation by the Marion CountyProsecutor’sOffice. On Jan. 12police arrested Jointer, Bell's grandson, after an investigation revealed Bell was shot during an argument between Jointer and his sister.
More:Man charged with reckless homicide after shooting his grandma, docs say
DeJuan Alexander, 37
Date of homicide: Dec. 29
Manner of death: Shooting
Location: 2000 block of E. 46thStreet
Status of investigation:Unvolved
What we know:Alexander was shot to death inside a pop-up shopseveral blocks north of the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
More:Man shot to death inside pop-up shop on East 46th Street Wednesday, police say
AushetteThompson, 28
Date of homicide:Dec. 30
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:7300 block of Meridian Hills Court
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Thompson was one of two men killed after what police called a "family disturbance" at an apartment complex on the north side.
Damion Cornelius, 29
Date of homicide:Dec. 30
Manner of death:Shooting
Location:7300 block of Meridian Hills Court
Status of investigation:Unsolved
What we know:Corneliuswas one of two men killed after what police called a "family disturbance" at an apartment complex on the north side.
Editor's note:This list only includes people killed this year. It does not include cases involving people who died in previous years, but their deaths were ruled a homicide in 2021. This list also does not include people killed in vehicle crashes.
