A dispute that began over what witnesses described as a trivial matter turned fatal in an Indianapolis neighborhood on April 22, 2024. Forty-seven-year-old Christopher Brown was shot in the street in the 2300 block of Hillside Avenue, near the New Bridge Apartments. Residents and employees said Brown and 29-year-old Frank Alexander II, who were acquainted, argued earlier that morning; one witness said the argument started over something as minor as a light bulb. Brown briefly went back inside, then walked toward a nearby gas station to buy cigarettes when surveillance footage shows Alexander approach from behind and open fire, striking Brown eight times.

Brown was pronounced dead at the scene after officers arrived around 9:45 a.m. Detectives identified Alexander as the suspect with help from several witnesses, including his girlfriend and his mother, and arrested him on April 26, 2024. He confessed to the killing, saying he believed Brown planned to rob him, and was charged with murder.

Does anyone have information about Christopher Brown or his movements that morning?