Wayne Allen Nalley, a 29-year-old man from Indianapolis, was killed in his home in the early morning hours of June 15, 2023. Officers responded just before 4 a.m. to a residence in the 2000 block of Spencer Avenue on the city’s east side and found Nalley suffering from gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police detectives quickly identified and arrested 45-year-old Keith Phillips in connection with the shooting. Phillips had reportedly been living out of his truck on the property, and investigators say a dispute over rent led to the fatal encounter. The victim’s girlfriend witnessed the shooting and called for help, and surveillance footage reportedly captured Phillips firing a rifle at Nalley.

There are questions about what triggered the argument over rent and about events on the property earlier that night. Anyone with information about Wayne Nalley, the Spencer Avenue residence, or the circumstances leading up to June 15, 2023, is asked to come forward.