On the late morning of November 29, 2024, 22-year-old Darius Thompson was found on the sidewalk in the 2100 block of Braeburn East Drive in east Indianapolis after a reported shooting at about 11:30 a.m. Emergency medical personnel responded but his gunshot wounds were fatal; the Marion County Coroner’s Office confirmed his identity and ruled the death a homicide.

Darius was a Black male known to his family as Bandman Darius, a musician who hoped to build a career in music. His family described him as protective of his mother and sisters, a man who had accepted Christ and was baptized at Greater St. James M.B.C., and someone who had been looking forward to the birth of his child.

Detectives processed the scene and the investigation remained active as of late December 2024; no arrests or publicly identified suspects had been announced. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.