On the evening of February 27, 2024, police on the west side of Indianapolis discovered 40-year-old Randy Wayne White inside a residence in the 100 block of South Belmont Avenue. White suffered fatal traumatic injuries that were later clarified as gunshot wounds; medical responders pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators quickly focused on a person from White’s past, a 27-year-old former roommate, Alexander Cross. Within two days the Violent Crimes Unit took Cross into custody; gold spray paint was cited as a significant piece of evidence that helped identify him as the alleged shooter. Cross is being held on a preliminary charge of murder while the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office decides final charges.

If anyone on the west side of Indianapolis that night saw something out of the ordinary or knew of tensions between White and his former roommate, please share information with investigators.