On June 24, 2024, officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department found a 21-year-old Black man, Anthony Raymond Brown, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds on the 3100 block of North Capitol Avenue in the Crown Hill neighborhood. First responders arrived at about 2:30 a.m.; Brown was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

The shooting was one of two fatal shootings reported in the area during the early morning hours that day. Homicide detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department opened an investigation but, as of the latest public reports, have not released a motive or identified suspects and no arrests have been announced.

If anyone was in the Crown Hill or Near North Side area around 2:30 a.m. on June 24 or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.