Melissa Smith, 51, was shot and killed on January 12, 2021, at a residence on North Pasadena Street in Indianapolis. The same incident left a second woman critically injured and claimed the life of 23-year-old Austin Smith. A two-year-old child who was at the scene was found unharmed.

The surviving woman told investigators she had arrived with her child to find Melissa Smith and Marcus Minor arguing. She said she pleaded with Minor not to hurt anyone, after which Minor opened fire, striking both women; the surviving victim managed to call 911.

A jury later convicted Marcus Minor of Melissa Smith’s murder and the attempted murder of the second woman; he was acquitted of Austin Smith’s murder. Minor was sentenced in March 2024 to 95 years in prison.

Did anyone in the area hear or see anything that night that might add detail to what happened before the shooting?