On March 24, 2024, Indianapolis police began a homicide investigation after a man was found shot inside a parked vehicle on the near southeast side. Officers responded about 4:00 a.m. to the 2800 block of Tindall Street, near South Keystone Avenue and East Troy Avenue, and emergency personnel pronounced 30-year-old James Qinteace McDowell dead at the scene. He also went by James Q. McDowell-Barton.

McDowell was born in Indianapolis in 1993, lived in the city, graduated from Manual High School and was a father. Investigators have not released details about what led to the shooting, a possible motive, or any suspects. Detectives were canvassing the neighborhood for witnesses and surveillance footage, and authorities asked anyone with information to contact the IMPD Homicide Office or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana.

Does anyone who was in that area early on March 24 have information or saw something that could help investigators?