On the afternoon of February 21, 2024, officers responded to the 3900 block of Gable Lane Drive in a gated apartment complex on Indianapolis’ northwest side after reports of a person shot around 3:00 p.m. Responding officers found a chaotic crash scene where a maroon vehicle had collided with a van and another car. Inside the maroon vehicle was 37-year-old Bryan Ramon Williams, a Black male, suffering from fatal gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators believe the shooting began elsewhere within the gated community and that Williams, after being wounded, attempted to flee in his vehicle before losing control and crashing. Williams was a Ben Davis High School graduate, an entrepreneur who founded 420365 LLC and DPM Trucking Co., a musician who wrote and produced his own music, and was remembered as a free spirit, family man and mentor. Police detained a man for questioning but released him after consultation with the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office; no charges had been filed and detectives were seeking tips and surveillance video.

If anyone saw activity near The Residence at White River Apartments that afternoon or has video from the area, please share what you know with investigators.