On June 24, 2023, 19-year-old Samanta Yaqueline Lucas was fatally shot on the west side of Indianapolis. The shooting happened just after 12:00 p.m. in the 700 block of North Concord Street. Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department found Samanta with gunshot wounds and she was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. The Marion County Coroner’s Office later confirmed her identity.

IMPD detectives appealed to the public for information to identify those responsible. As of the most recent reports, no suspects have been publicly named and the investigation remains ongoing. If anyone has information about Samanta’s shooting or saw activity in the 700 block of North Concord Street around midday on June 24, 2023, please come forward.