Christapher Mays, 24, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of October 26, 2025, on the near north side of Indianapolis. Officers were sent to the 3600 block of North Illinois Street shortly after 4 a.m. following a report of a person shot. Mays was found with a gunshot wound, taken to a local hospital in critical condition and later pronounced dead; the Marion County Coroner’s Office confirmed his identity.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has opened a homicide investigation. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Detectives have asked the public to contact the IMPD Homicide Office or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana with any information.

If anyone was in the area of North Illinois Street around 4 a.m. on October 26, 2025, or has dashcam or doorbell footage, can you help investigators by sharing what you saw?