Jason Edward Griffin, 44, was killed in a shooting inside a home on the 1700 block of Union Street on Indianapolis near south side on November 15, 2025. Family remember him as funny, kind and a steady presence who acted as a father figure to many; his nieces said he treated strangers like friends he hadn’t yet met.

Police found Griffin and a woman with gunshot wounds just before 1 p.m.; both were taken to a local hospital and Griffin later died of his injuries while the woman was reported in serious but stable condition. Investigators described the incident as isolated, with all involved acquainted.

Authorities arrested 64-year-old Chandron Clark. Court documents say the female victim, Clark’s roommate, told detectives Clark entered her bedroom, smiled and shot her; when Griffin woke, Clark allegedly shot him two or three times. The woman told police she believed Clark was jealous of her new relationship with Griffin and that Clark had been primarily aiming for Griffin. Clark allegedly told police Griffin and the woman had to become casualties because they didn’t fit his plan of what a perfect society should be and that he intended to take his own life but the gun misfired. The Marion County Prosecutor charged Clark with murder and attempted murder and he was booked at the Criminal Justice Campus.

Does anyone on the near south side remember seeing anything unusual around the 1700 block of Union Street that afternoon?