In the early morning hours of July 12, 2021, officers responded to reports of shots fired in the 11000 block of Brookville Road on Indianapolis’ far east side. An initial search around 1:30 a.m. did not turn up a victim. Later that day the Indiana State Police Dive Team recovered the body of 33-year-old Steven Israel II from a nearby retention pond; the Marion County Coroner confirmed his identity. Officials have said the circumstances point toward a violent end, and the IMPD Homicide Office is investigating, though the exact cause of death was not immediately determined.

Steven Israel was a father of three with another child expected and was known in the local fishing community. As of the latest reports, no arrests have been made and no suspects have been publicly identified. If anyone has information about that night or saw anything in the Brookville Road area, please share what is known with investigators.