Two teenagers were killed in a double homicide on Indianapolis’ near north side on November 12, 2020. Eighteen-year-old Dana Dwayne Scrappy Sharp was found deceased inside a home in the 4300 block of Carrollton Avenue; 19-year-old Jaylen Beatty was also found dead at the same scene. Officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department responded about 7:40 a.m. after a report of a person shot, and the Marion County Coroner’s Office later identified both victims. The cause of death was not publicly disclosed.

Dana Sharp, born February 7, 2002, attended schools in Washington Township and Pike Township and worked at Indiana Staffing. He was a father and is mourned by parents, grandparents, siblings, and other family. Police said they did not believe there was an ongoing threat to the public and that the IMPD Homicide Office was investigating; no arrests or suspect identifications have been released.

If anyone has information about what happened in the 4300 block of Carrollton Avenue that morning, please share what is known with investigators.