In the late hours of September 6, 2020, on Indianapolis’s near east side, 45-year-old Burnis Perry Beecher Jr. was shot and later died after being taken to a nearby hospital. Emergency medical services transported Beecher to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation and has been working to determine who was responsible and why.

Public details about suspects, arrests, or significant investigative breakthroughs have not been released, and the case remains unresolved. If anyone has information about Beecher’s shooting or the events of that night, contact the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department to assist in bringing answers to his family and community.