On February 5, 2020, police in Indianapolis discovered four people fatally shot inside an apartment at the Carriage House East complex on the city’s far east side. Among the victims was 19-year-old Jalen Roberts, found with his cousin Marcel Wills and friends Braxton Ford and Kimari Hunt. Investigators described the scene as a violent robbery that had been thoroughly ransacked and a safe emptied.

Detectives recovered more than 50 shell casings, and evidence showed the attackers fired indiscriminately during the home invasion. Surveillance footage and license plate readers helped trace a vehicle from the scene, and by late February 2020 four men were arrested: Cameron Banks, his younger brother Desmond Banks, Lasean Watkins, and Rodrience Anderson. Authorities said the suspects had targeted the apartment to steal money and valuables.

Anderson later cooperated with prosecutors under a plea deal. Juries found Cameron Banks, Desmond Banks, and Lasean Watkins guilty of multiple counts including murder, and sentences handed down in early 2023 imposed very long terms; Anderson received a prison term under his plea agreement. If anyone knew Jalen, his movements that day, or saw suspicious activity near Carriage House East on February 5, 2020, please share what was seen.