On February 1, 2014, 22-year-old Carlos Darnell Jefferson Jr. and 23-year-old Julius Douglas were found inside a truck on North Hovey Street in Indianapolis, each having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene. Two months later, Jefferson Jr.’s father, Carlos Darnell Jefferson Sr., was also killed by gunfire.

Investigators tied the double killing of Jefferson Jr. and Douglas to broader gang activity in the city and identified the Grundy Crew as a possible organized element behind the violence. John Means was named as the alleged gunman, reportedly acting as a hitman, and Richard Grundy III was described as the person who ordered the killings. Means was arrested on warrants that included murder counts in these deaths, and Grundy III and several associates were also taken into custody in connection with other violent crimes.

Despite arrests and multiple trials, Means and Grundy III were not convicted for the murders of Carlos Jefferson Jr. and Julius Douglas. The families were left without convictions for these killings. If anyone knew Carlos Jefferson Jr., Julius Douglas, their movements, or has information about the case, please come forward.