On November 12, 2020 police were called to a home in the 4300 block of Carrollton Avenue in Indianapolis and found two young men dead. The victims were 19-year-old Jaylen Beatty and his 18-year-old friend Dana Sharp; the case was investigated as a double homicide. The Marion County Coroner’s Office later confirmed their identities, but the coroner’s report released to the public did not include cause-of-death details.

Jaylen Beatty, known to family as Jay, was a Black young man who studied auto mechanics at Job Corp Camp Atterbury and loved cars—everything from paint and engines to the music that played through their speakers. Family remembered him as outgoing and family-oriented, with a smile and laugh that lit up a room. As of the latest public information, no suspects have been identified and no arrests have been announced, and the investigation has gone cold.

If anyone knew Jaylen, Dana, or saw anything around Carrollton Avenue on November 12, 2020, please come forward with information.