Wayland Coe, 24, and his 12-year-old brother Izzy Offett were found shot inside a car in a parking lot on West 38th Street in Indianapolis around 4 a.m. on July 12, 2025. First responders took both brothers to hospitals; both later died of their injuries. Their mother, Natysha Offett, had been preparing for a family trip that morning and became alarmed when the boys did not return; the family located Izzy’s phone on the west side of the city and learned of the shooting after a call to that phone was answered by someone who reported the tragedy. The family identified the brothers from black-and-white coroner photographs.

Investigators quickly developed a suspect after a witness emailed a detective nearly a day later, identifying 19-year-old Anthony Bean and alleging Bean fired multiple shots at the car after seeing Wayland Coe talking with a group of girls that included Bean’s girlfriend. Bean was located and arrested the day after the shooting and was charged with two counts of murder and two counts of intimidation, with court filings saying he had allegedly threatened his girlfriend and the witness to keep them from talking to police. He was jailed without bond following his initial court appearance.

Does anyone have information about the shooting or knew Wayland or Izzy that could help investigators?