Man dies after shooting on Indianapolis west side

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A person has died after a Thursday afternoon shooting in a neighborhood on the near-west side, Indianapolis police say.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department was called just before 5:25 p.m. Thursday to the 1800 block of West Morris Street. That’s next to a branch of the Indianapolis public library system, and a couple blocks east of the intersection of South Bellmont Avenue.

The person shot was sent to a hospital in critical condition. He died shortly after his arrival.

IMPD did not share the man’s name or age. The Marion County Coroner’s Office is expected to later share that information, police say.

No additional information was immediately available from police.

Anyone with information was asked to contact IMPD Detective Matthew Melkey at 317-327-3475 or at matthew.melkey@indy.gov.

Crime resources

• Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana : 317-262-8477
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