On the evening of April 2, 2026, 24-year-old Xavier Derryl Brown-Douglas was shot and killed on Indianapolis’s southwest side. Police responded about 10:45 p.m. to the 4700 block of Leisure Manor and found Brown-Douglas with gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers detained one person immediately afterward but that individual was later released following consultation with the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office.

Authorities say the shooting may have been related to a disturbance between two people inside a residence. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police homicide detectives are investigating and have asked the public for any information; as of early April no arrests or charges had been announced.

Brown-Douglas was born November 28, 2001, in South Bend, Indiana, and graduated from Washington High School. He served in the Army Reserve National Guard, had briefly attended the University of St. Francis, and had re-enrolled in college to pursue HVAC and electrician licensure with plans toward real estate. Funeral services were held in South Bend.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, please share tips with the Indianapolis Metro Police Department’s homicide unit.