LOS ANGELES — IMPD reported a 2021 double murder suspect was caught in Los Angeles.
Lamar Ball, 33, faces two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of two men on the east side of Indianapolis.
On June 28, 2021, just after 11:30 p.m., IMPD officers were called to the 9800 block of Woodsmall Drive, near East 21st Street and North Mitthoefer Road, on a report of a personal injury crash.
When officers arrived, they found two men inside a vehicle who sustained injuries consistent with gunshot wounds. The men were later identified as 22-year-old Justice Wills and 18-year-old Eric Colvin.
IEMS arrived and pronounced both victims dead at the scene.
According to an arrest report, the coroner confirmed Wills and Colvin died from multiple gunshot wounds and ruled both of their deaths as homicides.
Detectives reportedly continued working on the case and established probable cause to arrest Ball for his alleged role in this incident.
On Oct. 12, 2022, detectives working with the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office were granted an arrest warrant for Ball for the charge of murder, according to IMPD.
The arrest report says Ball told a person police spoke with that Ball was hired as a hitman to kill Wills and Colvin. According to the person police spoke with, Ball told them he communicated with at least one of the victims over Snapchat messages and was going to make it look like he was going to buy drugs from one of them.
On May 23, 2023, the Unites States Marshall Service, working with the Los Angeles Police Department, was able to locate Ball.
Ball was caught after he reportedly fled from officers. Two LAPD officers were injured during the incident, according to IMPD.
Ball also has outstanding charges in Los Angeles for his alleged actions there, according to IMPD.
