On the evening of February 13, 2023, 30-year-old Sabrina Gail Cowan was found unresponsive in a yard between two houses in the 3500 block of West 12th Street on Indianapolis’ west side with a gunshot wound. She was taken to Eskenazi Hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation.

Detectives uncovered a history of a turbulent, violent relationship between Cowan and her boyfriend, 38-year-old Troy Briscoe; witnesses said Briscoe had allegedly threatened her with a firearm on New Year’s Eve and friends said Cowan had recently told them she was done with the relationship. Officers reported signs of a struggle inside Cowan’s home, including broken fingernails, spent shell casings, and a pair of glasses. DNA from beer bottles and a cigarette was later matched to Briscoe, neighborhood security footage showed him entering the home and then fleeing to his car, and cellphone data placed him near the scene at the time of the shooting.

In August 2023 Briscoe was arrested and charged with Cowan’s murder and with being a serious violent felon in possession of a firearm. A judge later found him guilty; in April 2025 he received a 62-year sentence for the murder plus six years for the firearm conviction. Does anyone have information about Sabrina’s life in that neighborhood or about the days leading up to February 13, 2023?