On the afternoon of Friday, April 30, 2021, Indianapolis police responded to the 5500 block of West 43rd Street and found 57-year-old William Phillips Jr. with injuries described as consistent with trauma. Emergency medical services pronounced Phillips dead at the scene. The Marion County Coroner’s Office examined him the next day and ruled his death a homicide; the public report did not provide a specific cause of death.

Homicide detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department opened an investigation and asked the public for information. No details about suspects or arrests have been released, and the case’s current status has not been made public.

If anyone has information about William Phillips Jr., his last known movements, or the circumstances on West 43rd Street that afternoon, please share what you know with investigators.