On the morning of July 13, 2025, gunfire was reported in the 500 block of North Parker Avenue on Indianapolis’s near east side. Officers found two people with gunshot wounds inside a shed behind a home. Forty-four-year-old Simeon Lucas Jones was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and died of his injuries. A woman, not publicly identified, was also transported in critical condition.

Jones, known to friends and family as Simi, Lucas, or Samson, was born in Indianapolis on April 14, 1981. He is remembered for a radiant smile, warm embrace, strong work ethic, faith, and a willingness to help others. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has opened a homicide investigation; no motive or suspects have been released and no arrests have been announced.

If anyone has information about the shooting on North Parker Avenue, please contact the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.