Overview
- Brett Scrogham, a 23-year-old recent Indiana University graduate, was shot in a downtown parking garage and died after two nights in the hospital following the May 28 incident.
- Homicide detectives arrested a boy this week on the city’s west side after reviewing surveillance video, other evidence, and witness interviews, and officials have not released the suspect’s identity.
- IMPD Chief Tanya Terry called the arrest significant and credited detectives, officers, and U.S. Marshals for the work that led to custody of the juvenile.
- The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office will determine formal charges, and prosecutors and police say juvenile privacy rules limit public disclosure; IMPD also warned parents could face charges if they knowingly allow minors access to firearms.
- Scrogham’s death has prompted public mourning and political criticism of local public-safety policy, with elected officials citing the killing as part of a recent surge of high-profile violent incidents in Indianapolis.