Shortly before 4:00 a.m. on April 14, 2023, an attack on a duplex in the 3500 block of Brookside Parkway South Drive on Indianapolis’ near east side left two women dead and a teenage boy critically wounded. Eighteen-year-old Jersie Rainne Castner and 33-year-old Jessica Nicole Cruz were found with gunshot wounds after unknown assailants reportedly kicked in the back door and opened heavy gunfire, including shots fired into the home from outside and into the walls.

Officers found a chaotic scene; one woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the other died after transport to a hospital. A teenage boy was taken to medical care in unstable condition, while several other children who were in the home escaped physically unharmed. Investigators said the residence or its occupants were specifically targeted, and neighbors noted the property had generated prior police calls. Months after the ambush, no arrests had been announced and no detailed suspect descriptions were released.

If anyone was in that neighborhood that morning or has information about who targeted the home, please share what was seen or heard.