On the morning of Thursday, May 13, 2021, 22-year-old Marquise Jaye Lang was fatally shot in the parking lot of the Budget 8 Inn in the 6800 block of East 21st Street on Indianapolis’ east side. Officers who responded just after midnight found Lang in the motel parking lot with an apparent gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead after emergency responders arrived.

Investigators reported an apparent altercation occurred moments before the shooting and homicide detectives canvassed the area for witnesses and evidence. The motel had drawn numerous police and emergency calls over the prior year, and Lang’s death was described by family and community members as a tragic loss. Born in 1999, Lang was remembered as a devoted family man who loved cars and music; he was a father and engaged to be married.

What details about the confrontation that night or potential witnesses would help move this case forward?