A dispute inside a Texas Roadhouse on the evening of February 28, 2025, ended in a fatal shooting that took the life of 32-year-old Robert Blaine Smith. The restaurant, in the 4300 block of Southport Crossing Drive in Indianapolis, was the scene of an altercation between Smith and 34-year-old Randy Godfrey of Greenfield that moved from the dining area into the parking lot. Patrons, employees and an off-duty Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer tried to intervene; the officer ran toward the gunfire and held Godfrey at gunpoint until on-duty officers arrived.

First responders found Smith in the parking lot with at least one gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and died a short time later; the Marion County Coroner’s Office ruled the death a homicide. Godfrey was arrested at the scene and has been formally charged with Smith’s murder. At an initial hearing a judge entered a preliminary not guilty plea on his behalf and ordered him held without bond; a pretrial conference and jury trial are on the court schedule.

If anyone witnessed the fight inside the restaurant or the events in the parking lot, please share what was seen or contact investigators with information.