A promising future ended on the evening of May 28, 2026, when 23-year-old Brett Scrogham was shot in a downtown Indianapolis parking garage in the 100 block of South Capitol Avenue, near the Indiana Convention Center. The shooting happened around 6 p.m.; Scrogham was found with gunshot wounds and taken to a nearby hospital in very critical condition. The coroner later ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to the head and the manner of death a homicide.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police homicide detectives used parking garage video, witness interviews, and other evidence to identify a suspect. On June 3, 2026, a 14-year-old male was arrested on the city’s west side and charged by the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office with murder, felony murder, attempted robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, and dangerous possession of a firearm. Prosecutors have filed a petition to try the juvenile as an adult; his name has not been released and he reportedly had no prior arrests.

Friends and family described Scrogham as kind, warm, and full of promise. Does anyone who was in downtown Indianapolis that evening or who knew Brett have information that could help clarify what happened?