On the early morning of December 22, 2025, officers responded to reports of a person shot in the 7500 block of South Village Way near English and South Shadeland avenues in Indianapolis. First responders found 36-year-old Ashley Yunya Yarrell with critical gunshot wounds; she was taken to Eskenazi Hospital and later died. The Marion County Coroner’s Office ruled the death a homicide.

A 13-year-old son at the scene screamed to alert a neighbor that his mother had been killed; he was physically unharmed but was briefly reported missing before detectives located him safe on December 23. Detectives developed tips that led them to a 41-year-old man in the 5400 block of Georgetown Road on December 24. Police say he fled in a vehicle, crashed, tried to run on foot and was taken into custody; he faces a preliminary charge of murder while formal charges are pending.

Family described Yarrell as a gentle, soft-spoken woman and a devoted mother who fought to provide for her children, calling her a warrior in spirit. Does anyone have information about Ashley, her family, or the events that night that could help investigators?