Quincey Ross

Quincey Ross, a 38-year-old Black/African American man and soon-to-be father, was shot and killed in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the early morning hours of May 26, 2024. The shooting occurred in a crowded parking lot of a liquor store in the Eagledale neighborhood, located in the 3600 block of West 30th Street near the intersection with Lafayette Road. Reports indicated that a dispute broke out among the crowd, which then escalated into gunfire.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were dispatched to the scene just before 3:00 a.m. on a report of a person shot. They arrived to find Quincey Ross suffering from injuries consistent with gunshot wounds. Emergency medical services transported him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased shortly after his arrival.

Homicide detectives began an investigation into the killing, scouring video camera footage from the area, analyzing forensic evidence, and speaking with witnesses to piece together the events that led to the fatal shooting. Less than two months later, on July 16, 2024, authorities announced a breakthrough. They arrested 28-year-old Keoni Lands for his alleged role in Ross's death.

Keoni Lands was later acquitted on a charge of murder on January 22, 2026. The jury did, however, find him guilty of unlawful carrying of a handgun. For that conviction, he was sentenced to three years in prison followed by one year of home detention, with credit for time served. This was the last reported development in the case as of January 2026.