Robert W. Dunn Jr., a 52-year-old Black man, died after a shooting on the southwest side of Indianapolis in the summer of 2024. Officers responding to a report of a person shot on West Ray Street found Dunn with at least one gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and later died; the Marion County Coroner’s Office confirmed his identity and ruled the death a homicide.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police homicide detectives are investigating. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. Investigators have not yet determined whether the fatal shot was fired by another person or was self-inflicted and are asking anyone with information to contact the IMPD Homicide Office or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana.

If anyone has information about what happened on West Ray Street that summer, please contact the investigators handling the case.