INDIANAPOLIS — Police said a disturbance at a Speedway gas station at East 10th Street and North Mitthoefer Road on the far east side of Indianapolis escalated to a man getting shot and later dying at the hospital Thursday afternoon.
On Sept. 1, the Marion County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 48-year-old Robert Lee Jones.
Melissa Macy frequents the gas station and was pulling in to fuel up when she saw the crime scene tape.
"I was worried. I couldn't live with knowing it was one of the ... you know, that I met up here," Macy said.
Police said they got the call shortly before 3 p.m. on Aug. 31. They said the shooting happened outside, near the gas station entrance. Homicide detectives spent hours after the shooting investigating, trying to piece together what happened.
"For whatever reason, we have a problem where folks do not understand how to resolve conflict resolution. We've talked about this over and over again," IMPD Ofc. William Young said.
Ronnie Moore is another frequent customer. He told 13News the situation has him concerned about safety.
"My 17-year-old son, that's what worries me so much. I won't let him walk to this gas station by himself. I will either take him to somewhere else or I will walk with him," Moore said.
However, not everyone feels that way.
"I haven't seen any violence. You don't hear the yelling or arguing. You go to some gas stations and say, 'Let me go to the next one if I can make it.' I've never had that here." Macy said.
Currently, police have not made any arrests but don't believe there is a threat to the public. They're using surveillance video, evidence left behind and several witnesses who stayed at the scene in hopes of finding some answers.
While they figure that out, Moore said it's up to the people to figure out how to prevent this from happening again.