Jermiaha Charles Billups was 19 when he was found dead from a fatal gunshot wound on the morning of Friday, June 13, 2025. Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department responded about 9:30 a.m. to a person down in an alley in the 1100 block of North Tibbs Avenue on the city’s near west side; the victim was pronounced dead at the scene and later identified as Billups.

Billups had recently graduated from North Central High School with a welding certification, started a lawn care business called Cut It LLC, and been accepted to Ivy Tech College. Homicide detectives are actively investigating, and investigators had not released a suspect or a motive in initial reports.

If anyone saw activity in the area of North Tibbs Avenue that morning or knew anything about Billups’ movements, please share information with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.