Darrell Williams, 58, was found fatally shot in the roadway in the 200 block of South Emerson Avenue, just south of Washington Street in Indianapolis, late on the evening of September 11, 2024. Officers responding shortly after 11 p.m. discovered him lying in the middle of the road; emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. The Marion County Coroner’s Office ruled the death a homicide.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation under Detective Connie Pearson. As of December 16, 2024, no arrests have been announced and investigators have not released a motive or identified suspects. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Detective Pearson.