Man was unidentified and unconscious after fatal Indianapolis robbery

Jesus Mazariegos’s household didn’t know what occurred to him the day he was robbed, overwhelmed and brought by way of ambulance to the hospital the place he died a number of days later.  

On the morning of April 25, the 70-year-old’s grownup son dropped him off on the bakery the place he labored on Indianapolis’ northwest aspect. Mazariegos usually took the bus house from work and would name his son if he was operating late.  

The person’s son arrived at their condo complicated off North Mission Drive that night. Mazariegos wasn’t house and his cellphone was going to voicemail. The son drove to his father’s office and was advised by the supervisor that Mazariegos left work at 4:30 p.m.  

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Mazariegos’ son started calling space hospitals and found his father was an unidentified affected person. By the point his son arrived on the hospital, Mazariegos was unconscious.

Hospital employees gave the son a bag with clothes and different property, however Mazariegos’ cellphone and pockets have been lacking.  

Police say Mazariegos was robbed and overwhelmed exterior his condo complicated by Joshua Dye, 30, in accordance with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Division. Mazariegos died 4 days later April 29 from his accidents suffered within the assault. 

Dye was arrested Monday and charged with theft and felony homicide in reference to Mazariegos’ demise.  

Dye was additionally charged with the theft of a separate sufferer 25 minutes after and one-tenth of a mile away from the place Mazariegos was robbed, in accordance with a possible trigger affidavit for Dye’s arrest.  

A witness mentioned she noticed the top of the theft of Mazariegos. She advised investigators she noticed a person violently shaking Mazariegos earlier than he fell to the bottom. Mazariegos was left mind useless and had blunt drive accidents, fractured ribs and inner bleeding after the assault, in accordance with investigators.  

The Marion County Coroner’s Workplace decided Mazariegos’ reason behind demise was attainable bodily assault leading to blunt drive accidents.  

Initially from Guatemala, Mazariegos spent 20 years in Indianapolis. He was making an attempt to flee poverty and observe his American dream, mentioned his son Jésus Alberto Chan. 

Monitoring down a homicide suspect 

The theft of Mazariegos was not captured on the condo complicated’s safety cameras, however shortly earlier than the assault the cameras captured a person parking a blue Subaru Outback on the property, then strolling towards the place Mazariegos was discovered injured, in accordance with investigators.  

The person returned to the car and gave the impression to be inspecting a pockets whereas carrying a darkish ski masks.  

Investigators realized a second man was robbed shortly after Mazariegos. The second sufferer was strolling in a subject behind a laundromat on Highschool Highway. Detectives found a blue Subaru Outback was parked in entrance of the laundromat moments earlier than the theft.  

In safety footage, detectives noticed a lady, who the car is registered below, go contained in the laundromat, with a person recognized as Dye.  

Dye was carrying the identical clothes as the person who robbed Mazariegos, in accordance with the possible trigger affidavit.  

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Dye is seen in surveillance video dealing with what gave the impression to be a ski masks then operating to the rear of the laundromat and into the sphere the place the second theft happened, in accordance with police.  

The second theft sufferer advised police he was strolling again to the laundromat to complete his laundry after leaving to go to a different retailer when a person approached, struck him within the face, and stole his pockets.  

On Monday, the blue Subaru Outback was situated by an investigator at a motel on Indianapolis’ west aspect. Dye in addition to the proprietor of the car have been each detained.  

Throughout an interview with detectives, the proprietor of the Subaru advised police Dye robbed a person at an condo complicated on North Mission Drive and one other man close to the laundromat.

Dye additionally allegedly advised investigators he was concerned within the two robberies utilizing the blue Subaru Outback as transportation, in accordance with investigators.  

Contact Jake Allen at  jake.allen@indystar.com. Comply with him on Twitter @Jake_Allen19.