On the evening of January 25, 2020, 18-year-old Donovan Isaiah Burdine was found in the front yard of a home on the 100 block of Hurricane Street in Franklin, Indiana, with multiple gunshot wounds. First responders arrived around 6:30 p.m.; Burdine was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy later determined he had been shot 12 times, and that two shots to the back of his head were fatal.

Investigators say the incident began as a marijuana transaction that turned violent. Authorities report Burdine attempted to rob the buyer, drew a gun and fired at 20-year-old Emilio Garcia. Police allege Garcia returned fire, then used Burdine’s own weapon to shoot him twice in the back of the head. Surveillance video showing a red Dodge Dart leaving the scene led to the driver, 21-year-old Roger Miller, whose cooperation helped identify Garcia as the shooter.

Garcia and Miller were arrested within a day. Garcia faced murder and robbery charges; Miller was charged with assisting a criminal and posted bond on the misdemeanor count. Does anyone have information about Burdine’s movements that evening or about the red Dodge Dart seen near Hurricane Street?