Brandon Easley of Kipp Indy Legacy High School Shot To Death Before Ball State Basketball Dream, Mother Heartbroken
Security footage captures the fatal shooting outside an East Side convenience store.
NewsaditibhattaNovember 27, 2026
This article was last updated by Alisha Shrestha on November 27, 2026
Brandon Easley was tragically shot while walking near a convenience store in Indianapolis.
Brandon Easley’s mother retrieved the mail minutes after an interview with FOX about her son, who was shot to death early Sunday morning.
Among the letters was an envelope with a letter of acceptance from Ball State University, advising Brandon,
“You’re one step away from becoming a Ball State Cardinal.”
fox59Easley, an 18-year-old senior at Kipp Indy Legacy High School, was set to graduate next spring and pursue college basketball.
“He’s just been chasing that basketball dream since he was a kid,” said Brandy Easley.
“Brandon loved fast cars. He didn’t carry weapons. He didn’t have a background. He’s never been arrested as a juvenile. He was just an 18-year-old, trying to be a student, trying to make it, trying to be successful.”
fox59Early Sunday morning, Brandon was walking across the parking lot of a convenience store and gas station at East Michigan Street and North Sherman Drive just before 2 a.m. when someone in a passing car opened fire, fatally wounding him.
Security video from inside the store captured the chaos, showing a gun being pulled out and fired, shattering the windows near the display of the night’s winning lottery numbers.
Police are actively investigating and attempting to locate the shooter’s vehicle.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department confirmed that officers responded to the shooting at the 3800 block of East Michigan Street just before 2 a.m.
Upon arrival, they found Brandon Easley critically wounded.
He was transported to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. On Nov. 24, the Marion County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 18-year-old Brandon Joshua Easley.
Police have not released information about a suspect or a motive.
Investigators urge anyone with information to contact Detective Gary Toms at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or via email at [email protected].
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS (8477).
Brandon Easley’s tragic death has left his family and community mourning a young life full of promise, dreams, and potential, abruptly ended by violence.
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