On March 30, 2021, 31-year-old Ryan Thomas stopped at a Marathon gas station on Indianapolis’ northwest side to help a stranger, Andre George, with a disabled vehicle. An argument allegedly over damage to George’s car turned violent. Thomas was struck, managed to drive away, and then crashed into a house in the 4000 block of West 71st Street. Officers who had been investigating a nearby report of a shot fired responded to the crash and found Thomas wounded; he later died of his injuries.

Investigators connected the shooting to George when Thomas’ card was found in a purse that was with George and the handgun George had was identified as the weapon used. In December 2022 a jury found Andre George guilty of murder and he was sentenced to a total of 55 years, with 50 years to be served in the Indiana Department of Correction and five years of probation. Did anyone witness the interaction at the gas station or see Thomas’ vehicle after the shooting?