On the evening of July 4, 2025, a dispute between two former friends ended in a fatal shooting along the shoreline of Eagle Creek in Indianapolis. David DeJesus Lira-Mojica, 23, was shot during an altercation in the 7600 block of Lafayette Road around 7:30 p.m. Emergency responders found two men with gunshot wounds and rushed them to a nearby hospital; Lira-Mojica later died of his injuries and another man was critically wounded.

According to witness accounts, Lira-Mojica went to the park with a group of four to speak with Eython Garcia, who was kayaking with his cousin. Witnesses with Lira-Mojica say Garcia pulled a gun and that Lira-Mojica challenged him to a fistfight before Garcia fired multiple times. Garcia told investigators he was grabbed and pushed and that Lira-Mojica asked him You ready to die? which prompted him to pull his gun and shoot. After the initial shots, Garcia allegedly struggled with another man over the weapon, shot that man in the chest, then chased and fired at others as they fled; a nearby couple’s kayak was struck by a bullet.

IMPD detectives detained and questioned three persons of interest the night of the shooting, later identifying Garcia as the suspect. A murder warrant was issued on July 15 and Garcia was taken into custody shortly after. Does anyone have information about Lira-Mojica, where he spent his time, or who else might have witnessed the events at Eagle Creek?