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Woman arrested in murder of father of 4 killed in Indianapolis hit-and-run crash

Police said a 25-year-old woman was arrested for her alleged role in the murder of 32-year-old Tommy Brock Jr.

INDIANAPOLIS — Police have arrested a woman they believe ran over and killed 32-year-old Tommy Brock Jr. on Pleasant Run Parkway, near State Avenue, Oct. 19.

Police said a 25-year-old woman is being held for her alleged role in the murder. 

NOTE: 13News does not name a suspect until they are formally charged by the prosecutor's office.

Police said witnesses and "various evidence" led them to identify the woman as their suspect.

"Every time I close my eyes, I can only see him underneath that car," said Brock's sister, Jaliyah Boyd.

Glenday Bean, Brock's mother, said she and Boyd were called to the scene to identify the body. Bean said when she arrived, all she could see were feet sticking out from underneath a car.

"I knew it was my son because they showed me photos of his tattoos, and his tattoos are very extensive," Bean said.

The car that hit Brock was traced back to 63-year-old Debra Hines. Hines told 13News she can't drive and uses an oxygen tank. She said she sold the SUV a month-and-a-half ago to a woman on Facebook Marketplace.

"I signed the title over to her, gave her the title," Hines said. "I told her she could use my plate until tomorrow, and she said she'd go to the license plate branch the next day and get everything taken care of, and she [obviously] didn't do it."

Credit: Photo provided by family
Tommy Brock Jr. (left), 32, was fatally hit by a car Oct. 19, 2023, on Pleasant Run Parkway, near State Avenue.

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Hines learned about Brock's death being investigated as a homicide during the interview with 13News.

"Oh my God. Oh man, you're going to make me cry. That is so sad. I swear. I wish I would have never sold the car. I wish I would have never sold it now. That breaks my heart," an emotional Hines said between breaths.

Brock's family said they're not going to let how he died define his life. They said he was an amazing father and son, and a great big brother who loved to joke around.

Credit: Photo provided by family
Tommy Brock Jr. (left), 32, was fatally hit by a car Oct. 19, 2023, on Pleasant Run Parkway, near State Avenue.

"I don't have anybody to be my goofball anymore. I don't have anybody to make jokes and say, 'Yo head so big.' I don't have that anymore because he's not here," Boyd said.

Brock's music is serving as a memento for his family.

"Oh, his music was great," Bean said. "It was different, it was inspiring. Yeah, it was inspiring."

His family had told 13News they had an idea of who might have been behind hitting him.

Again, the suspect arrested in his death had not been formally charged at the time of this article's publishing.

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