Robert Deon English Jr., 43, was fatally shot in the early hours of Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in the parking lot of a laundromat on the 2200 block of North Mitthoefer Road in east Indianapolis. English was with his cousin Derrick Hardaway; the two were in their car using free Wi‑Fi and working on a podcast when two masked individuals approached. What began with the assailants demanding a lighter escalated into an attempted robbery and an altercation during which English was shot. He was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition and died of his injuries.

Hardaway said one of the suspects held a gun to his head. He described the pair as possibly teenagers; both fled the scene and have not been identified. Family members held a balloon release to remember English, whom relatives described as full of life and funny. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating and has made no arrests.

Did anyone in the area that night see the car, the suspects, or anything else that could help identify those responsible?