INDIANAPOLIS — A man was arrested on a preliminary murder charge in a deadly shooting in early February at a convenience store on Indianapolis' west side.
Curtis Williams, 19, was also arrested on several drug and gun charges.
The shooting happened at the Michigan Food Market, located near the intersection of West Michigan Street and Holt Road, around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4.
IMPD officers answering a report of a person shot found a man with an apparent gunshot wound inside the store. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.
The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 18-year-old Kenzel Bones.
Officers said the shooting happened inside the store.
According to court documents, video footage from Michigan Food Market clearly showed the face of the man who walked into the store with a gun and shot Bones.
An IMPD detective received information from within the department that Williams may be the suspect. Location data from Williams' cellphone showed it was at the store when the shooting happened.
On Thursday, Feb. 16, officers conducted a search warrant, locating Williams as well as multiple guns — including one with a Glock switch — and narcotics.
Williams was arrested on several preliminary charges in connection with the search warrant:
- Murder
- Dealing in a scheduled/controlled substance
- Possession of a schedule/controlled substance
- Dealing marijuana
- Possession of a machine gun
- Possession of marijuana
- Maintaining a common nuisance
IMPD also arrested four other people in connection with the warrant on gun and drug charges.
The Marion County Prosecutor's Office will review the cases and make final charging decisions.
IMPD's Interdiction Unit, Indiana State Police, and the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force also assisted in the investigations.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475. Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.