On the evening of July 12, 2021, 56-year-old Joseph Brownlee, a Black man, was found inside a vehicle on the 5800 block of Suburban Drive on Indianapolis’ west side with at least one gunshot wound. Officers responded to reports of a person shot around 8:14 p.m.; Brownlee was taken to Eskenazi Hospital in critical condition and died shortly after arrival. His shooting was the third in under an hour in that area during a night of multiple violent incidents that left several others critically injured.

IMPD opened a homicide investigation, obtained a warrant to search the vehicle where Brownlee was found, and collected evidence at the scene. Anyone with information is asked to contact the IMPD Homicide Office or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana.