On the early morning of February 25, 2025, 36-year-old Kristopher Rashad Somerville was shot and later died at a hospital after being found with apparent gunshot wounds in the 3400 block of Beeler Avenue on Indianapolis’ west side. Officers were dispatched about 12:30 a.m. to the area near West 34th Street and Moller Road after reports of a person shot. The Marion County Coroner’s Office ruled the death a homicide.

Homicide detectives described the shooting as a targeted attack rather than random. Preliminary accounts say Somerville was walking with a friend after leaving a nearby liquor store when gunfire erupted. No suspects’ names or arrests have been released and the motive remains under investigation.

Anyone who witnessed the shooting or has surveillance footage from the area is asked to contact the IMPD Homicide Office or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana. Do you have information or saw anything that night?