What started as a fight at a northwest-side gas station has now ended in a murder conviction. Last Wednesday, a Marion County judge found 24-year-old Kobe Bond guilty of murder in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Tyreana Terrell outside a station near West 56th Street and Georgetown Road last July. The decision follows a months-long investigation into the July 9, 2024, shooting and moves the case toward a sentencing hearing in early March.
Bond was convicted after a two-day bench trial in which the judge reviewed surveillance footage, physical evidence, and witness testimony. According to WISH-TV, court filings and local reporting indicate that prosecutors leaned heavily on video from the gas station and statements from people who were there the night of the shooting.
Prosecutors Say Video Shows Gun Drawn In Deadly Clash
The Marion County Prosecutor's Office told the court that surveillance video captured Bond pulling a handgun and firing three shots, with Terrell hit twice as she fell, according to reporting by WTHR. Prosecutors also said two witnesses at the hospital identified Bond as the shooter and that he was driving his mother's white car that night.
Car, Clothing And Gun Tracked Down In Investigation
Investigators later found a white vehicle matching that description abandoned at the Broadmoor Plaza retail center, where they discovered blood on the passenger-side door and clothing that matched what appeared on the surveillance footage. Two days after the shooting, a resident found a firearm in a nearby flowerbed, and Bond was arrested about a week later, according to reporting from WRTV.
Sentencing Set For March 5 Hearing
Court records list Bond's sentencing for Thursday, March 5, at 2:30 p.m. Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears called the shooting an unnecessary escalation that, in his words, "cost a young woman her life and his freedom," according to WTHR.
How A Gas-Station Fight Turned Deadly
Police reports and court filings state that the trouble started inside the gas station, where Terrell and another woman got into a physical fight while several people from both groups looked on. Surveillance video reportedly shows Bond displaying a handgun during the disturbance. After words were exchanged, the confrontation moved outside and the shooting followed, according to documentation reported by WISH-TV.
Legal Note
Because Bond was convicted in a bench trial in Marion Superior Court 31, a judge, not a jury, will decide his sentence at the March hearing. The case file is part of the public record, and the sentencing will determine Bond's exact punishment under Indiana law.
