Jasmine Ivy-Dede, 42, was killed in Indianapolis in the early hours of New Year’s Day 2024. A lawyer and mother remembered by family for her quick wit and lively spirit, she was riding in the front passenger seat of a pickup that crashed near the intersection of Michigan Road and Grandview Drive around 5:45 a.m. First responders found Jasmine and 45-year-old firefighter Justin Boyd II with gunshot wounds; both had been shot in the vehicle.

Police say Justin was driving, and a third occupant, Justin’s 52-year-old half-brother Jason Dante Lapsley, was in the backseat. Investigators allege Lapsley shot both front-seat occupants from behind, then called 911 claiming he had shot someone who tried to carjack him. A witness recorded Lapsley admitting to the shooting and he was arrested that day. Lapsley has been charged with two counts of murder and has waived a jury trial; his attorneys moved to pursue an insanity defense. The case remained pending with proceedings scheduled for November 2024.

Did anyone in the area see the pickup or the three occupants around Michigan Road and Grandview Drive that morning?