DeMarcus Antonio French, 26, was killed during a hallway confrontation at the Diplomat North Apartments in Beech Grove on the evening of April 25, 2023. The dispute began as an argument involving French’s sister, her ex-girlfriend D’Yauni Wilkins-Jones, and Wilkins-Jones’s current girlfriend. French reportedly stepped in to try to de-escalate the situation.

Police were dispatched at about 9:17 p.m. to the 2400 block of Albany Street and found French with a single gunshot wound to his abdomen. He was taken to Eskenazi Hospital but died a few hours later. Investigators identified 22-year-old D’Yauni Wilkins-Jones as the alleged shooter; court documents say she produced a firearm during the argument, threatened to shoot if anyone moved, and then fired multiple rounds, one striking French. Wilkins-Jones was arrested and charged with murder and two counts of misdemeanor battery. A pretrial hearing was scheduled for February 13, 2024, with a jury trial set to begin February 20, 2024.

Does anyone have information about the confrontation in the Diplomat North Apartments or witnesses who were in the hallway that night?