A robbery investigation on the northeast side of Indianapolis ended in gunfire around 9 a.m. on June 28, 2025. Officers near East 42nd Street and North Mitthoefer Road heard shots and found two men and a woman with gunshot wounds in the 10000 block of East 42nd Street. Thirty-one-year-old Kenneth Lyles was later pronounced dead at a local hospital; 27-year-old Johnny Talley Jr. was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was taken to hospital in stable condition.

A police pursuit began after officers saw two men leaving the area in a vehicle. The suspects’ car struck an ambulance and another vehicle, and a passenger was taken into custody after exiting the car. The chase ended on the near west side when officers used a PIT maneuver in the 2600 block of West 16th Street; the vehicle struck several unoccupied cars before stopping. After a short standoff the remaining occupant surrendered.

Two men taken into custody were identified as Marquis Craig and Zay McDaniels and are charged with murder, attempted murder, attempted robbery, and resisting law enforcement in connection with the deaths of Kenneth Lyles and Johnny Talley Jr. Did anyone in the area see events around East 42nd Street that morning or know more about the victims’ movements before the shooting?