Three people were killed and two others were injured in the shooting[1] before the perpetrator, 20-year-old Jonathan Sapirman, was fatally shot by 22-year-old Elisjsha Dicken, a legally-armed civilian bystander.

He then turned and fired at a nearby table, fatally shooting Pedro and Rosa Pineda, a married couple from Indianapolis.

[13] The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department stated there was no ongoing threat during a 7:45 p.m. EDT news conference on the day of the shooting.

[20] Sapirman's ex-girlfriend told the city's police chief that he was not expected to reach the age of 21, as well as "taking others" and committing suicide.

[25] In addition to the commendations for Dicken, Indiana House, Senate Democrats, Representatives Mitch Gore and André Carson also expressed their sympathies towards the victims and their families, as well as speaking about the issue of gun violence in the United States.

[7] On July 24, 2022, Sapirman's father and older brother released a statement through an attorney conveying condolences to those affected and that they were "unable to explain [the gunman's] actions", that they were cooperating with law enforcement and that they held "no feelings of hostility toward Mr.

[29] Prior to the shooting, he burned his laptop in the oven of his apartment, put his cell phone in a toilet at the shopping center,[27][5] and allegedly made at least one post on 4chan.

He acknowledged that he researched mass shooters and serial killers, and he seemingly enjoyed debating with others about the tactics, motives, and details about these incidents.