On the night of August 24, 2023, two men were killed in separate locations on Indianapolis’ east side; investigators say the incidents are connected. Police say an altercation at a gas station or convenience store at East 21st Street and North Franklin Road likely sparked the violence that followed.

About 10:30 p.m. officers found 29-year-old Bryant Keith Pinner inside a vehicle in the 1200 block of North Ridgeview Drive with gunshot wounds; he was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died. Shortly before 11 p.m. a second shooting was reported in the 2400 block of North Pasadena Street, where 21-year-old Contrealveon Tramareon Carr was found and pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives have said one of the deaths is suspected to have been an act of self-defense.

The IMPD Homicide Office continues to investigate and is asking anyone with information to contact them or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana. Did anyone on the east side see activity around those locations that night?