Darius Timberlake was a 26-year-old Southwest Asian man described in a memorial as someone who lived life to the fullest, loved his family deeply, and always made people smile. His life ended in the early morning hours of April 23, 2025, inside a home in the 4500 block of Vernon Avenue in the Lawrence neighborhood of Indianapolis.

Lawrence police were called at about 3:30 a.m. after a report of a shooting. Timberlake was found inside the residence with injuries consistent with gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead. The Marion County Coroner’s Office later ruled the death a homicide. Police detained a person of interest at the scene, identified as 19-year-old Jeremy Jett.

Prosecutors described the incident as a crime of passion motivated by jealousy after Jett arrived to find his girlfriend in bed with Timberlake. Court documents allege a struggle over a gun, that Jett waited more than half an hour before calling 911 and initially said the shooting was accidental, and that social media messages suggested Jett planned to claim self-defense. Jett was arrested and charged with murder and residential entry; the case later concluded with a guilty plea to one count of voluntary manslaughter, a Level 2 felony.

If anyone knew Darius or was in that neighborhood that morning, does any detail stand out that could help clarify what happened?