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John Beasley

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated Oct 16, 2017

Victim Details

John Paul Beasley

Male

Black / African American

Indianapolis

IN

2017-10-16

28

John

Beasley

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In the fall of 2017, a 28-year-old man from Indianapolis, John Beasley Jr., found himself in a fatal encounter that began through a mobile app. Beasley had arranged to meet two teenagers, 17-year-old Toney Hodges and a 15-year-old, under the pretense of trading marijuana for their Air Jordan sneakers. The group planned to meet on Star Magnolia Place, near 38th and Sherman, on the northeast side of the city.

The supposed exchange, however, was a setup for a robbery. According to court docu ...
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  • FOX59: Man found fatally shot inside vehicle at northeast side apartment complex
  • Indianapolis homicides, violence are affecting teenagers
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