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Court records: Indianapolis man gunned down outside home with 5 children, suspect charged

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Cashapp, surveillance video and a cellphone guided police during a 14-month investigation into the killing of Clarence Holder III.

Holder, 38, died on the side of a residential street on the city’s east side, feet away from his home with five of his young children inside.

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About midnight Nov. 30, 2022 Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were dispatched to the neighborhood off English Avenue inside I-465 when residents in the 600 block of Woods Crossing Drive heard gunfire. Responding officers found nothing unusual.

Two hours later a man returning home from work saw something lying along the curb and stopped to investigate, finding Holder dead from a single gunshot wound to the chest, according to court documents.

At the scene, evidence technicians collected two 9mm Lugar shell casings and Holder’s Apple iPhone, which was found in a grassy area next to the curb where he died.

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Evidence on the phone, including Cashapp exchanges, Facebook messages and video chats, led police to their suspect, Cashmenn Moore, 34.

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Moore and Holder communicated several times the night of the shooting, with one of the last messages coming in at 11:34 p.m. telling Holder to “come out.” That was followed by a 58-second video chat at 11:56 p.m., four minutes before midnight, the last time any of Holder’s kids saw him alive, police said in an arrest affidavit for Moore.

Video from the area of the shooting gave police their next clue: a small 4-door older sedan captured going by about the time of the shooting.

Detectives began watching Moore and in mid-December 2022 saw him driving a 1991 Toyota Corolla with handicapped plates. Police followed Moore to an empty lot at East 30th Street and North Sherman Drive, where he caught on that officers were trailing him and sped off down an alley. Police chased him through the alley, onto West 28th Street to Wheeler Street. The Toyota spun out in a yard and got back onto Sherman Drive before crashing into an IndyGo bus. It’s unclear from court records if Moore was taken into custody at that time.  

In March 2023, Moore was arrested on the east side of the city during a traffic stop and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, false identity statement and knowingly operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license, court records show.  

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At the time of his arrest last year, Moore had a warrant for his arrest in connection with a possession of a firearm by a serious violent charge.  

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A police news release announcing his arrest indicates Moore was already in custody when charges were filed in Holder’s death.  

After the pursuit in 2022, police retraced the route and found a discarded 9mm Taurus firearm with an extended magazine investigators believe was tossed out of the Toyota that Moore was driving. A forensic examination determined the Taurus “matched the two casings from the homicide scene and the bullet recovered from the body of Mr. Holder,” the affidavit states.

The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office charged Moore with murder and possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon.

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In November 2020, Moore pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon and battery while armed with a deadly weapon as part of a deal with prosecutors.  

He was sentenced to four years in the Indiana Department of Corrections, followed by four years of home detention in that case, court records show. The charges stemmed from the 2019 shooting of Loren Crawford, who is the son of former Marion County Judge Barbara Crawford.  

He was released in June 2022 on probation in that case having received credit for time served and good behavior.



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Pirates farm report for April 18, 2026: Rafael Flores Jr. hits 1st homer in Indianapolis win

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Pirates farm report for April 18, 2026: Rafael Flores Jr. hits 1st homer in Indianapolis win


INDIANAPOLIS (Triple A, 6-14) thumped Omaha (Royals), 11-3. 1B Rafael Flores Jr. (.206) went 2 for 3 with a double, his first home run, two runs scored and three RBIs. LF Tyler Callihan (.239) went 3 for 4 with a double and his first homer, a two-run shot. DH Enmanuel Valdez (.273) went 2 for 4 with his first homer and three runs scored. RF Esmerlyn Valdez (.258) went 2 for 5 with two doubles and a run scored. SS Davis Wendzel (.269) went 1 for 3 with a double, two walks, two runs scored and two RBIs. RHP Carson Fulmer (2-0, 5.51) started, gave up three runs on three hits in five innings and earned the win. RHP Chris Devenski (1.50) and LHP Joe La Sorsa (3.24) each pitched two scoreless innings.

Next: Sunday at Omaha (Royals), 3:05 p.m.

ALTOONA (Double-A, 2-12) had two hits – both solo home runs – and beat Portland (Red Sox), 2-0. LHP Dominic Perachi (1-0, 1.80) started and went six innings, allowing three hits and two walks with three strikeouts. RHP Landon Tomkins (3.38) followed with two scoreless. RHP Jaycob Deese (3.00) worked the ninth for his first save. LF Titus Dumitru (.146) went 1 for 3 with his second homer. C Shawn Ross (.182) went 1 for 3 with his second homer.

Next: Sunday vs. Portland (Red Sox), 1 p.m.

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GREENSBORO (High-A, 10-4) lost 8-3 to Brooklyn (Mets). C Easton Carmichael (.273) went 2 for 4 with an RBI. RF Shalin Polanco (.250) went 1 for 3 with a stolen base and an RBI. 1B Jared Jones (.277) went 2 for 5 with a run scored. RHP Carlson Reed (0-1, 7.36) started, recorded one out and gave up four runs on two hits and four walks. RHP Jose Garces (3.60) pitched two scoreless innings.

Next: Sunday at Brooklyn (Mets), 2 p.m.

BRADENTON (Low-A, 5-9) allowed seven stolen bases in its 6-5 loss to Tampa (Yankees). CF Edward Florentino, starting a rehab assignment as he recovers from an ankle injury, went 1 for 3 with a walk, double and run scored. LHP Reinold Navarro (6.43) started and gave up three hits, four walks and two earned runs over three innings while striking out five. SS/1B Eddie Rynders (.128) went 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI. DH Edgleen Perez (.238) went 1 for 4 and drove in two runs. LF/CF Josh Tate (.208) went 2 for 5 with an RBI. 2B/SS Antonio Pimentel (.154) went 2 for 4 with a double. RHP Greiber Mendez (5.40) and RHP Noah Murdock (0-1, 9.00), who took the loss, each gave up two hits and one run in one inning. RHP Treyson Peters pitched the final three innings, allowing five hits, one earned run and one walk while striking out two.

Next: Sunday at Tampa (Yankees), noon

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The Zone Extra | April 18, 2026

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — It was another busy week in high school sports in central Indiana and ‘The Zone Extra’ has it all covered.

Athlete of the week and Guerin Catholic senior outfielder Ian Taylor is off to a scorching hot start to the young season. Check out his interview as well as Guerin Catholic head coach Dave Schrage talk about Taylor’s success.

The Johnson County baseball tournament came to a close. See highlights from Center Grove’s tournament victory.

The 4A baseball coaches poll was released as well as the 3A softball coaches poll.

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The former Columbus North gymnastics coach, John Hinds, passed away at 88 years old.

Center Grove head softball coach Alyssa Coleman joins the show for a coaches corner conversation.

See highlights from the Colts Local Pro Day, featuring several former Hoosiers and Purdue’s Devin Mockobee.

Girls lacrosse is in the first season as an IHSAA emerging sport.

All of that, and more, can be found in the full The Zone Extra show above.

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Tornado watches issued for counties north and west of Indianapolis

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(WISH) — A tornado watch was issued until 3 a.m. EDT Saturday for counties northwest and west of Indianapolis, and into Illinois.

Indiana counties in the watch area are Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Elkhart, Fountain, Fulton, Howard, Kosciusko, La Porte, Marshall, Miami, Montgomery, Parke, Pulaski, Putnam, St. Joseph, Starke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Vigo, Wabash, Warren and White. The watch area includes the cities of Crawfordsville, Elkhart, Lafayette, Lebanon, South Bend, Terre Haute, and West Lafayette.

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has issued two watches in Indiana. The other one until midnight EDT Friday includes the Indiana counties of Benton, Jasper, Lake, Newton and Porter. That includes the city of Gary. That watch also extends into Illinois.

Storms on Friday night in central Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Minnesota led to dozens of confirmed tornado warnings. The storms in central Illinois has gusts up to 80 mph, and tornadoes embedded in heavy rain.

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An alert issued after 10:30 p.m. Friday from the National Weather Service at Indianapolis said, “A line of strong thunderstorms is nearing the state line with a history of widespread damaging winds and tornadoes. The line is expected to continue to produce damaging winds as it moves into Indiana with the potential for additional tornadoes. The line is then expected to gradually weaken as it moves further into the state.”



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