A double homicide on Indianapolis’ east side left two men dead in January 2023. On the afternoon of January 12, officers responded to a report of a person shot at a five-unit apartment building in the 200 block of North Walcott Street, near East Washington Street and North State Avenue. In the building’s common area they found 50-year-old Larry Moorman with gunshot injuries; a second victim, 23-year-old Shawn Barnett, was found inside one of the apartments, also suffering fatal gunshot wounds. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.

The case took an unusual turn when investigators reported claims that a so-called knockout gas had been piped into the apartment prior to the shootings. Police identified a person of interest within hours and detained a nearby man, 42-year-old Jermaine Randle. He was arrested and charged by the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office with two counts of murder.

Are there readers who knew Moorman or Barnett, or who have information about the events at the Walcott Street building?