On the late morning of Friday, September 3, 2021, the body of 28-year-old Courdney Hines, a Black male, was found outside an Office Depot on West 86th Street on Indianapolis’ northwest side. Police were called for an unresponsive person shortly before 10:45 a.m.; officers arrived to find Hines with unspecified trauma and emergency personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. The Marion County Coroner later identified him and ruled the death a homicide.

Homicide detectives were assigned and the investigation remains open. Authorities have not released the specific nature of the trauma and no suspects or arrests have been publicly identified. If anyone was in the area that morning or has information about what happened to Courdney Hines, please come forward to assist investigators.