Dana Anthony Andrew Jones, 23, was found with apparent gunshot wounds outside an apartment on the city’s east side in the early morning hours of December 16, 2024. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officers responded to the 7900 block of Corinthian Court near North Franklin Road and East 21st Street shortly after 12:30 a.m. and located Jones, a Black male, who was taken to IU Health Methodist Hospital in critical condition and later pronounced dead.

Police reported a shots-fired call about 30 minutes before the victim was found. Investigators processed the scene and interviewed witnesses as the homicide investigation remained active; no suspects had been publicly named or taken into custody and no arrests or charges were announced in the immediate aftermath. The killing was noted as part of a year with a high number of violent incidents in the city.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, contact the Indianapolis homicide office or submit an anonymous tip.