In the early morning hours of Saturday, December 6, 2025, officers were called to the 3100 block of East 10th Street on Indianapolis’ near east side after reports of a shooting. First responders found 52-year-old Lloyd Rafiel Moncrief with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition and later died; the Marion County Coroner’s Office identified him the following Monday.

As of the latest updates, police have not released suspect descriptions or a motive and the investigation is ongoing. Friends and family are planning visitation and a celebration of life for mid-January 2026 at Williams & Bluitt Funeral Home.

If anyone has information about what happened on East 10th Street that night, please contact Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana.