David Verne Carroll was 34 when he was shot to death at his home on North 18th Street in Terre Haute, Indiana, on October 27, 2017. Born November 2, 1982, in Terre Haute, he was a father to a son and a daughter.

Investigators identified two people connected to the case: Ashley Johnson and Vernon Lee Eversole. Johnson entered a 2018 plea deal, pleading guilty to robbery resulting in bodily injury; a murder charge against her was dismissed and she received a 25-year sentence. Eversole was tried by a jury in late 2023 and was found guilty of murder, attempted robbery, and pointing a firearm. The court cited an extensive record of prior felonies when imposing an aggravated 70-year prison sentence.