Saturday, October 24, 2026 · Crime & safety, housing, roads and infrastructure across Indianapolis / Marion County, with a closer look at Speedway and Indy's West Side
The Town of Speedway said Friday afternoon that a 77-year-old resident reported missing earlier in the day had been found safe. Town officials had asked the public for help less than an hour earlier, saying she might be in Speedway or on Indianapolis' west side. The town said she received the help she needed. Where she was found was not reported.
IMPD officers heard gunfire just before 5:30 p.m. Friday at a strip mall at 4150 Lafayette Rd., across from the former Lafayette Square Mall. They found a man critically wounded in a vehicle in the parking lot. He died at the scene. His name and age have not been released.
IMPD Officer Drew Brown said investigators believe the shooting was isolated. No one had been detained Friday night, and police have not said what led to the shooting.
Anyone with information can call the IMPD homicide office at 317-327-3475 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.
IMPD officers called to Warren Harbor Apartments in the 2100 block of Sussex Ln., near E. 21st St. and N. Post Rd., shortly before 1:30 a.m. Friday found a woman with a gunshot wound. She was taken to a hospital in critical but stable condition.
A 16-year-old girl was detained at the scene and arrested on a preliminary charge of aggravated battery. Police have not said what led to the shooting or whether she will be charged as an adult.
IMPD's Overdose Death Task Force, working with the DEA, Indiana State Police and Beech Grove police, served search warrants at several Indianapolis locations Oct. 21. Investigators seized more than 1,500 pounds of unprocessed mushrooms, plus psilocybin edibles, drinks and dried product, along with seven guns, $9,500 in cash, six pounds of marijuana and hundreds of counterfeit pills. IMPD valued the unprocessed mushrooms at $2.1 million to $4.2 million.
Two men, ages 41 and 26, were arrested on preliminary charges of dealing and possessing a controlled substance. The investigation began with a fatal overdose earlier this year. IMPD Lt. Justin Gough said the department will keep pursuing suppliers when lives are lost. The Marion County Prosecutor's Office will make the final charging decision.
Clear Path 465 crews will close or narrow several ramps on the northeast side from 9 p.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday. An additional lane on the ramp from southbound I-69 to southbound I-465 is scheduled to open by Sunday morning, bringing that ramp to three lanes.
New since Friday's edition: A Justice Department spokesperson told Mirror Indy that monitors will be in all 50 states, not only Marion and Lake counties. The notice to Marion County arrived late Oct. 21 at the clerk's general email. The clerk's office said it still has not been told why the county was selected. The election board and the department plan to meet next week.
A letter from a Civil Rights Division attorney says monitors observe and report suspected violations of federal law and do not interfere with voting. Poll workers are to call an internal hotline if anyone without a county election board credential is present. The county has an eight-page policy for its nearly 3,000 poll workers.
Julia Vaughn of Common Cause Indiana said she is concerned the monitors could intimidate voters. The Marion County Democratic Party said it has faith in the clerk's office. The Indiana Secretary of State's office and the Marion County Republican Party did not respond to Mirror Indy.
The 15 candidates for five Indianapolis Public Schools board seats raised more than $257,000 from April 11 to Oct. 9, and more than $150,000 of that came from political action groups, WFYI reports. About 22% came from individuals.
Stand for Children Indiana PAC gave the most, more than $117,000. RISE Indy gave $24,200 and I-PACE, the state teachers union PAC, gave $15,500. The campaign for IPS' $95 million-a-year operating referendum raised about $107,000, nearly all from Stand's national PAC.
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 24 | Satellite early voting begins; NE side I-69/I-465 ramp closures 9 p.m.–6 a.m.; Speedway Trunk or Treat, 5–6:15 p.m.; Eiteljorg Día de Muertos celebration (free) (details) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | Country Club Rd./Rockville Rd. intersection closure expected to begin; Speedway Redevelopment Commission 6 p.m.; Town Council 7 p.m.; WB I-70 downtown weekend closures end 5 a.m. (details) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | City cleaning of Fall Creek Trail encampment expected to begin (details) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | Speedway Fire Department lateral hiring applications close; Wayne Township Trustee's Harvesting Memories event, 5–7 p.m. (details) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Trick-or-Treat in Speedway, 6–8 p.m. |
| Tue, Nov 3 | Election Day, 6 a.m.–6 p.m., including Public Question 1, the Wayne Township schools referendum, the IPS referendum and IPS board races (details) |
| Wed, Nov 18 | Metropolitan Development Commission takes up Metrobloks data center incentives, 1 p.m. (details) |
| Tue, Dec 15 | Cultural Trail wayfinding survey closes (details) |