INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD said on Thursday that they have apprehended a suspect in a homicide investigation who was at large.
39-year-old Javon Cushenberry was wanted in connection with a shooting that left a woman dead and a man critically injured on the west side of Indianapolis last weekend.
On Thursday, IMPD credits a community tip which led officers to the 6500 block of West Washington Street, where they found Cushenberry outside a business.
Cushenberry was taken into police custody without incident, and a firearm was later found in his waistband, police said.
The IMPD Violent Crimes Unit (VCU), Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team, and Southeast District Violent Crimes Task Force (VCTF) worked together to bring him into custody.
According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded to the area of Westbrook Avenue and West Washington Street at around 12:35 a.m.
When officers arrived, they found an adult male with gunshot wounds on the front porch of a house. He was critically injured and taken to a local hospital.
While clearing the house, they found another victim, an adult female. She was critically injured and taken to a local hospital where she later died. The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the woman as Rachael Lynn Rakes, 33.
USMS Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force and Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana both offered rewards to anyone who could provide information leading to Cushenberry’s apprehension.
@USMarshalsHQ Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force and @cicrimestoppers are each offering a monetary reward for information that leads to the apprehension of Javon Cushenberry. Cushenberry is to be considered armed and extremely dangerous . Please call Crime Stoppers of… pic.twitter.com/SjFb4jSOzE
— IMPD (@IMPDnews) April 16, 2026
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