On the night of October 28, 2025, 26-year-old Ashley Renea Sanders was shot and killed inside a home in the 1400 block of West 34th Street in Indianapolis. The incident began as a violent domestic disturbance involving Sanders and her boyfriend, 38-year-old Steven Baker Jr., who witnesses later described as acting erratically and in apparent mental distress. Neighbors reported hearing gunshots around 11:45 p.m.; officers arriving shortly before midnight found Sanders with multiple gunshot wounds and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Two children were inside the home but were not physically harmed.

Baker fled briefly but was located about 15 minutes later near 33rd Street and Harding Street; he resisted officers and was subdued with a stun gun. He was taken into custody and charged with murder and held without bond as the case proceeded through the Marion County legal system. Family and witnesses described a suspected psychotic episode before the shooting, including Baker allegedly holding a firearm to his own head and making apocalyptic statements.

Anyone who knew Ashley Sanders, the household, or who has information about the events that night is asked to share what they know.