INDIANAPOLIS — Late Monday, Indianapolis police said they located a vehicle that they said hit and killed a woman over the weekend on the city's east side.
IMPD posted on social media that they had found the vehicle, which had been described as a silver 2010-2017 Jeep Patriot.
Police said a possible suspect was also located, but an arrest has not been made at this time.
According to police, the Jeep was traveling west on East Michigan Street, near Woodruff Place, around 2 a.m. Sept. 24 when it struck 28-year-old Alexis N. Davis, who was walking in the roadway. The driver of the Jeep continued to travel west without stopping to help Davis.
13News has learned Davis was a mother of five young children. She died at IU Health Methodist Hospital shortly after the crash.
Her family can't understand why the driver didn't stop. They want to find the driver to bring justice for Davis.
"Nobody deserves this. Nobody deserves to be hit and just, you know, be left for dead," said Davis' sister, Niesha Lomax.
Family said Davis was crossing the street when she got hit.
Police believe the Jeep involved may have been captured on camera, by doorbell cameras or security video in the neighborhood or at businesses along Michigan Street.
Investigators and Davis' sister haves a message for that Jeep's driver.
"At least just turn themselves in. Do what they would want someone to do if they were in my situation. Whether it was an accident, whether it was on purpose, whatever the cause of it is, just do the right thing," Lomax said.
"The family would like to have answers. IMPD would like to have answers," IMPD Sgt. Anthony Patterson said. "You can't just hit someone and think that that's OK."
"It seems like there's always people getting hit by cars. Almost every day. Nobody stops. I don't know what the reason is — maybe they're scared? I don't know," Lomax said.
According to IMPD, there have been 12 deadly hit-and-run crashes in Indianapolis this year, plus 414 hit-and-runs where someone got hurt.
In this case, five children now don't have their mom.
"If it was your people, what would you want the people who hit your people to do? Turn themselves in," Lomax said.
Anyone who has information or surveillance video is asked to call the IMPD Crash Investigations Office at 317-327-6549 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS.