INDIANAPOLIS — A number of Airbnb listings at "The Grounds" apartment complex near 22nd and Central Avenue have suddenly disappeared less than a day after a 17-year-old was murdered inside a fourth-floor unit.

Cops believe Xavion Whitlow was gunned down early Sunday morning during a party inside an apartment that had been rented out on Airbnb.

The complex is now being investigated by IMPD's Nuisance and Abatement Unit after the city confirmed that none of those short-term rentals have the permits required by law.

At the start of 2025, the city began requiring all short-term rentals like Airbnbs and Vrbos to register and get a permit from the city. The initial permit comes with a $150 fee, but there is no fee for renewals.

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