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The Knock Every Family Dreads If you are reading this, someone you love did not come home on the evening of Thursday, May 14, 2026. Around 6:25 p.m., 30-year-old Joshua Thompson was found shot inside the Budget 8 Inn near 21st Street and Shadeland Avenue on the east side of Indianapolis. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating. The suspected shooter was detained and questioned but has not been charged, and the homicide remains open. We are sorry this is what brought you here. We are sorry you had to learn the details of a stranger’s death in order to ask whether someone is going to be held accountable for your loved one’s. What we can tell you, in plain words, is what the law in Indiana says about a fatal shooting on the grounds of a motel that has been the site of seven homicides in six years, what evidence exists that you can still reach for, and what the road ahead looks like in the weeks and months to come. You do not have to walk that road alone. What Happened at the Budget 8 Inn Around 6:25 p.m.…