On the evening of March 30, 2021, a burst of gunfire on Interstate 65 near the Lafayette Road exit killed 24-year-old Malik Phillips. Phillips was a passenger in a dark purple Toyota Scion and was struck by bullets from another vehicle around 5:30 p.m. He was taken to a nearby hospital but died shortly after arrival.

Indiana State Police executed a search warrant at a west-side Indianapolis home on April 1, 2021, and took 28-year-old Antonio King into custody. King was arrested on a preliminary charge of murder and the case was referred to the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office to determine formal charges. The motive and the circumstances that led to the shooting have not been publicly detailed.

If anyone witnessed the shooting on I-65 that evening or has information about the events leading up to it, please share what is known.