On the afternoon of Tuesday, March 29, 2016, police responded to reports of shots fired in the 3300 block of North Denny Street in Indianapolis and found 23-year-old Charlie D. Jones Jr. outside a residence with at least one gunshot wound. Emergency medical personnel were unable to save him and he was pronounced dead at the scene; the Marion County Coroner’s Office later ruled his death a homicide.

Family remembered Charlie as a loyal young man with a bright smile. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department launched a homicide investigation and canvassed the neighborhood, asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.

If anyone knew Charlie, was in the area on March 29, 2016, or has information that could help, please contact Crime Stoppers or the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.