On the evening of July 8, 2021, 23-year-old Robert Surney was found inside a car in the 5000 block of West 36th Terrace in Indianapolis suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a nearby hospital and died a short time later; the Marion County Coroner’s Office ruled the death a homicide.

Around the same time, another man with a gunshot wound was found near the entrance to a 34th Street apartment complex and taken to a hospital in serious but stable condition. The proximity and timing of the two shootings suggested they may be connected, and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s homicide office opened an investigation.

Police appealed to the public for information and Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana offered a possible cash reward for tips leading to a felony arrest. No motive or suspects have been released. If anyone has information about what happened that evening, please come forward.