On September 30, 2017, 21-year-old Aliyah Igartua of Gary, Indiana, and 24-year-old Martina Webb were found dead inside a burning vehicle behind an abandoned house on Goodlet Avenue on Indianapolis’ west side. Autopsies determined both women had been shot in the head before the car was set on fire.

The violence began the night before, September 29, at a family gathering. Witnesses say a confrontation between Webb and 31-year-old Tywan James of Merrillville escalated; James reportedly approached the passenger side of the vehicle Webb occupied, produced a firearm and shot her in the head. Igartua attempted to flee on foot but was chased and shot twice, the fatal bullet striking the back of her head. Igartua was a new mother to a one-month-old daughter; Webb was the mother of a four-year-old son.

Tywan James left the scene after the shootings and was later taken into custody. The investigation continued into how the vehicle was moved to the location where it was burned.