On the night of Friday, January 20, 2023, gunfire was reported near North Harding Street and Interstate 65 in the 1300 block of West 32nd Street on Indianapolis’ near northwest side. Officers arrived shortly after 10:00 p.m. and found a 50-year-old man with apparent gunshot wounds lying on the ground. He was taken to Eskenazi Health Hospital in critical condition.

The man died at the hospital several days later, on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. The Marion County Coroner identified him as Donald Lee Meade Jr., known as Sunny D. Family remembered him as a grandfather and a lover of guitar music who attended Arsenal Tech High School. The case was declared a homicide and detectives continued to canvass the area and review evidence.

No suspects had been arrested when the investigation was publicized and police asked anyone with information to contact the IMPD Homicide Office or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers. If anyone knew Donald Meade Jr. or saw activity near West 32nd Street the night of January 20, can you help investigators by sharing what you remember?