Family of man shot to death inside his SUV on Indy’s west side pleads for help solving the case

INDIANAPOLIS — The family of a man shot and killed at an apartment complex on Indy’s west side is pleading for help solving the case.

Police were first called to investigate

a car accident in the 2900 block of Rolling Dunes Drive, just after 2 p.m. on May 1.

When officers arrived, they found 21-year-old Aundre Johnson shot and slumped over the steering wheel inside his own SUV at the Waterfront Pointe Apartments. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene.  

A week later, Johnson’s family still has no idea what motivated the shooting or who’s responsible for the violence.

“I’ve never experienced a pain like losing a sibling,” said the victim’s sister Natalie Shupert. “Its been really traumatic.”

Shupert said her younger brother graduated a few years ago from Ben Davis High School and worked at the Indianapolis International Airport.

While he had a big family, Johnson didn’t have any kids and never got to raise a family of his own.

“He never got the chance to be a dad. He never got to get married. He never got the chance to make a life for himself. He never got the chance. Someone stole that from him,” said Shupert.

Johnson did not live in the complex where he was found.

Before he was killed, the 21-year-old stayed out of trouble and didn’t have a criminal history.

“That’s why this is so perplexing to us because he was never in any trouble,” said Shupert. “He was straight and narrow. He went to work and did his job. Same thing the next day. It was very routine for him.”

“We want to find who is responsible for this and we want to work with our neighbors and anybody who might have information,” said IMPD Officer Drew Brown.

IMPD said the case remains an active investigation, but police can’t solve homicides like this without the public’s help. They need the assistance of witnesses or home surveillance cameras to solve the case.

“We’re going to stay at this, but we can’t do this alone,” said Brown.

“He had kind of a child-like innocence. He was like a big kid,” said Shupert. “He was very quiet. We have no idea what’s going on.”

Shupert described her brother as a gentle soul who was shy at heart and largely kept to himself.

“We don’t know what happened. What transpired? What caused this? We don’t know,” said Shupert.

While the motive for the homicide remains a mystery, Johnson’s family just hopes someone speaks up and helps to hold his killer accountable.

“His family deserves answers. There’s a lot of grieving people right now,” said Shupert.

Anyone with information about this incident should call Detective Christopher Edwards in the IMPD Homicide Office at 317.327.3475 e-mail him at Christopher.Edwards@indy.gov.

Alternatively, they can call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317.262.8477 or (TIPS).