An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for a hit-and-run crash that killed 32-year-old Avery Devon Neal, a man who had survived the 2021 mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility only to die walking across Michigan Road four years later. Dominique Lamont King pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident causing death and obstruction of justice under a plea deal, with prosecutors dropping an attempted obstruction of justice charge.
The crash happened just before midnight on Oct. 4, 2025, when IMPD officers were called to the 6800 block of Michigan Road after a person was struck by a car, according to Fox 59. Investigators determined a southbound vehicle struck Neal as he walked from the east side of Michigan Road to the west side. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Neal was identified as the victim by police, according to WRTV.
Neal had walked away shaken but physically unharmed from the 2021 mass shooting at the FedEx facility in Indianapolis, a detail that underscored the tragedy of his death in the roadway years later, as reported by WTHR.
Debris, Plate Readers and a Taurus at a Repair Shop
Detectives built their case piece by piece. At the crash scene, they recovered road debris that included chunks of a blue driver’s-side mirror, and a part number on the mirror indicated it came from a 2010-2019 Ford Taurus, the station’s report states. Automatic license-plate-reader footage from the area then turned up a blue 2015 Ford Taurus registered to someone with the last name King…