Darren Lashawn McMiller, a 58-year-old man, was shot late on Sunday, May 10, 2026, on the northeast side of Indianapolis. Police were called around 11 p.m. to the 7900 block of Red Mill Drive at the Autumn Trails Apartments, near East 38th Street and North Franklin Road, after a report that someone had been shot. When Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers arrived, they found McMiller suffering from gunshot wounds.
He was taken to a hospital in critical condition, but he later died from his injuries.
The shooting unfolded in and around an apartment complex, and investigators quickly focused on someone they believed may have been involved. Police said officers learned of a possible suspect soon after arriving and located that person nearby. The suspect was taken into custody the same night, and IMPD initially said the person was facing a preliminary murder charge while detectives continued working the case.
The Marion County Coroner's Office later identified the victim as Darren McMiller, and online memorial information lists him as Darren Lashan McMiller Sr. His obituary said he died on May 10, 2026, and described him as someone loved by family and dear to many who knew him. Public reports described the case as a fatal shooting rather than a death from any other cause.
After the initial arrest, prosecutors filed a formal murder charge against Virgil Jones in connection with McMiller's death. News reports identified Jones as the Indianapolis suspect charged in the shooting on Red Mill Drive. Police had previously said the detained suspect was an adult and that no additional details about the circumstances of the shooting had been released at the time of the early reports.
As of the available online reporting, no trial or conviction has been reported in the case. The known public record of the investigation shows that McMiller was shot at the northeast Indianapolis apartment complex, died after being transported to the hospital, and that Virgil Jones was arrested and charged with murder in connection with the killing.
