After four years, an arrest has been made in the cold-case killing of a man found shot inside the trunk of a burning car. First responders in November 2021 found a 2011 Chrysler Sedan on fire in an east side neighborhood, and officers soon discovered Ail Smith Jr., 47, inside.
The Marion County Coroner’s Office said Smith Jr.’s cause of death was a gunshot to the head, but investigators found limited evidence to work with as the case went cold. Now, two men have been arrested in connection with the killing.
“I’m overwhelmed,” the man’s father, Ail Smith Sr., said after being told about the arrests by IndyStar. “It’s a day I won’t ever forget. It makes me look for more closure. It makes my mind wonder why anybody would do that to him.”…