Indianapolis police arrest 16-year-old murder suspect

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The suspect in a November homicide on the city’s near north side was identified Thursday as a 16-year-old boy, Indianapolis police said.

On the night of Nov. 8, 2025, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to a shooting in the 3800 block of Pennsylvania Street. That’s a residential area in the Mapleton-Fall Creek neighborhood near the intersection of 38th and Meridian streets.

Officers arrived and found the victim, later identified as 35-year-old Stephen Coach. Coach was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased.

Homicide detectives reviewed video footage, collected evidence, and spoke with witnesses. After “following up on several leads,” they identified the 16-year-old as the suspected shooter, IMPD says.

On Tuesday, after several weeks of trying to find the teenage suspect, IMPD detectives and the SWAT team found him in the 4100 block of Elmont Terrace. That’s a neighborhood near 42nd Street and Mitthoefer Road on the city’s far east side.

The teenager was taken into custody without incident.

The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office will review the case and decide whether the 16-year-old should be tried as an adult.

A booking photo was not immediately available due to the suspect’s age.