INDIANAPOLIS — One person was shot and killed at a Texas Roadhouse on the south side of Indianapolis Friday night.
According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, just before 9 p.m., officers responded to 4335 E. Southport Crossing Drive, the address of Texas Roadhouse, on reports of a fight in the restaurant that changed to a person shot.
Upon arrival, officers located an adult male victim suffering from a gunshot injury in the parking lot. An off-duty IMPD officer was holding the suspect at gunpoint.
The victim, identified as 32-year-old Robert Blaine Smith, was transported to Eskenazi Hospital in critical condition, where he later died.
A probable cause affidavit obtained by WRTV later revealed what led to the fatal shooting.
According to the affidavit, an off-duty officer was having dinner at the restaurant when she heard yelling and saw two males fighting. The officer and restaurant workers tried to stop the fight and separated the males.
Then, while Smith left the restaurant and the officer held the suspect down on the ground, she noticed he had a gun in the holster on his hip. She identified herself as a police officer and told her girlfriend to call 911.
The affidavit states it was then that the suspect told the off-duty officer "I don't give a f*** if you're a police officer" and pushed Holiday off saying "I'm going to shoot that mother******." He then ran out in front of the restaurant.
The officer followed the suspect out of the restaurant and saw him walking towards a large vehicle with his gun in hand. Then she heard multiple gunshots.
The officer then retrieved her firearm, went back to the parking lot and saw the suspect with his gun holstered. She told the suspect to lie on the ground and held him at gunpoint, however, he refused and told her "Just shoot me." Holiday held the suspect at gunpoint until officers arrived and placed him in custody.
According to the affidavit, police also took a statement from the suspect's fiance. She told police that she was at the restaurant with her friend Robert Smith, her fiance, and his two young children when Smith and her fiance started arguing. Smith reportedly said "If you have a problem say something," to which her fiance replied "Well let's go outside." The two eventually began physically fighting in the restaurant.
The suspect's fiance then recalled Smith going to her car. Her fiance then approached and when Smith exited the vehicle, she saw her fiance shoot his gun towards the ground. When her fiance then said "Did I hit you?" Smith stood up and she heard two more shots. She then saw Smith on the ground and went to put pressure on his wound and start CPR.
The suspect was transported to the homicide office. Police recovered a .45 caliber handgun, four .45 caliber cartridge casings and one fired bullet from the scene.
This incident marked the start of a violent Friday across Indianapolis.
Just after 9:15 p.m., a victim was critically injured in a shooting on the east side and just before 10 p.m., another victim was killed in a shooting at a gas station on the city's northwest side.
Anyone with information is asked to contact IMPD at 317-327-3475 or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers at 317-262-8477.
