INDIANAPOLIS — Two people are dead after a shooting at the lumberyard a Menards store on the northeast side of Indianapolis Wednesday evening.
On Thursday, the Marion County Coroner's Office identified the men as 24-year-old Olajawon Malik Cowherd and 39-year-old Justin Andrew Do.
Officers were called to a report of a shooting at 5:28 p.m. Aug. 30 at the business in the 7700 block of East 42nd Street, near Interstate 465. When officers arrived, they found two men with apparent gunshot wounds in the store's lumber section.
A security guard died shortly after arriving at the hospital. The second victim, described by police as a customer, died during surgery.
O'Brien & Associates, a security company based in Wisconsin, said Cowherd was an employee of theirs. They told 13News they are an unarmed security company and employees don't carry guns.
Police said it appears the men shot each other after the guard stopped a car from leaving a section of the business.
Police have not said why the car was stopped, but they said multiple people were in the car. Investigators said there was a verbal disagreement between the two men, which led to a physical fight — and then gunfire.
"People need to quit resorting to violence to solve their problems. They need to talk it out. If the customer and security guard were having a specific problem, that's why you call the manager of the store or call the police. But there's no reason to resort to violence," IMPD Capt. Don Weilhammer said.
William Pedigo frequents that store and lives nearby. He's lived in the area his whole life. He said the violence that happened here is not a community he recognizes.
"Sad and a little bit angry, too. People are too short-tempered, and no one cares about anybody," Pedigo said.
Now, detectives will rely on surveillance video, witnesses and the evidence to get answers for their families.
"You have numerous family members and friends that are going to be affected, as well employees that might have seen this. I don't know how many that did, but it concerns people that people resort to violence like this," Weilhammer said.
Police said they are not looking for a suspect, and there is no threat to the community.
The investigation is ongoing. If you have information, you're asked to contact IMPD Det. Dustin Keedy at the IMPD Homicide Office by calling 317-327-3475 or via email at Dustin.Keedy@indy.gov.