On a cold January evening in Indianapolis, the life of 23-year-old Tyrece Dorsey was brought to a sudden and violent end. On January 28, 2014, the young male was with 25-year-old William Davis at a CITGO gas station near the intersection of East 19th and Rural streets. The ordinary errand turned tragic when a gunman, who had been lying in wait, opened fire on Dorsey and Davis as they exited the convenience store. The attack was swift and described by authorities as an ambush.
Both men attempted to run for cover but were unable to escape the barrage of bullets and succumbed to their injuries at the scene.
The immediate aftermath of the shooting was captured on the gas station's surveillance cameras, providing investigators with their first crucial leads. The footage showed the unidentified assailant making a direct line to a car at one of the gas pumps after the shooting. The vehicle, believed to be a silver or gold Dodge Sebring, was then seen pulling away slowly with its lights off. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department released the surveillance video to the public, hoping that a tip from the community would help them identify the shooter and the getaway car. Two other individuals who were in the car with Dorsey and Davis were unharmed during the incident.
Several months later, in September 2014, the investigation led to a significant development with the arrest of a man named John Means. He was charged with four counts of murder, not only for the deaths of Tyrece Dorsey and William Davis but also for a separate double homicide that had occurred just days later. At the time the warrants were served, Means was already incarcerated at the Miami County Correctional Facility on unrelated charges. The arrest brought a glimmer of hope that justice would be served for the families of the victims.
However, the legal proceedings against John Means did not result in the expected closure. In February 2017, a jury acquitted Means in the other double homicide case. Following this acquittal, the prosecution's case for the murders of Dorsey and Davis was re-evaluated. In a surprising turn of events, in April 2017, a judge dismissed the remaining two murder charges against John Means at the request of the prosecutors. This decision meant that Means was no longer a suspect in the killings of Tyrece Dorsey and William Davis, and the case of their untimely deaths remains without a conviction.
