A dispute at a Speedway gas station on the far east side of Indianapolis turned fatal on the afternoon of Thursday, August 31, 2023, when 48-year-old Robert Lee Jones was shot outside the store entrance at East 10th Street and North Mitthoefer Road. The shooting occurred shortly before 3 p.m.; officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department found Jones with critical gunshot wounds and he was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died.

Homicide detectives reviewed the station’s surveillance footage and interviewed several witnesses who remained at the scene. Investigators said they did not believe there was an ongoing threat to the public. As of the latest reports, no arrests have been made and the investigation remains active.

If anyone was at the Speedway that afternoon or has information about the confrontation, please share what is known with investigators.