Jeique Dejuan Peters was 21 when he was shot and killed on the east side of Indianapolis late evening on Saturday, October 19, 2024. The shooting occurred around 9:30 p.m. in the 2000 block of North Drexel Avenue near East 21st Street and Emerson Avenue; residents reported hearing gunfire in the neighborhood.

Officers responding to a shots-fired call found Peters in the street with at least one gunshot wound. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene, and the Marion County Coroner’s Office later ruled the death a homicide. An Amazon delivery driver making a delivery in the area was the first person to discover the scene and notified police; officers do not believe the driver was involved.

Investigators say there were no immediate witnesses and no suspects have been identified or arrested. Anyone with information about what happened is urged to contact the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.