INDIANAPOLIS — Halfway through the year, Indianapolis has seen a dramatic decline in homicides and violent crime.
Just before 4 a.m. Monday, Indianapolis Metro police were called to a home on Butler Avenue and found 18-year-old Jaylon Hayden shot. Hayden’s death marked the 72nd homicide of the year, down by nearly 30 deaths compared to the same time last year.
On the last day of June 2024, outside an apartment complex on East 39th Street, 18-year-old Isaac Williams was shot to death. That marked the 101st homicide of 2024…