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2 dead, 1 other injured in separate overnight shootings across Indianapolis

2 dead, 1 other injured in separate overnight shootings across Indianapolis – News 8 coverage at 8 a.m.

UPDATE: The Marion County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified both people shot and killed Saturday in Indianapolis.

The person found dead inside a vehicle near 21st Street and Emerson was identified as 15-year-old Edwin Simon-Osorio. His death is being investigated as a homicide.

The coroner’s office identified the man shot and killed outside a liquor store on Georgetown Road as 29-year-old Abel Ramos-Utuy. His death is being investigated as a homicide.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Two people are dead and one is injured after separate shootings in Indianapolis Saturday morning, police say.

The names and ages of the people who died have not been shared yet.

According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers were called to the 2100 block of North Emerson Avenue around 1:30 a.m. on a report of a person shot. That area is on the city’s east side.

They located the male inside of a vehicle, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators later learned that the male was shot in the 5400 block of East 20th Street. Police also say they are working to determine what led up to the incident.

Shortly after the first shooting, police were called to the 5500 block of Georgetown Road on the west side around 1:34 a.m. on a report of another person shot. That person was said to be in critical condition, but later died.

The most recent shooting took place around 4 a.m. Officers were dispatched to the 8100 block of Sheroak Court. That is in a residential area near South Sherman Drive East Stop 11 Road on the south side. That person was said to be in stable condition by police.

Anyone with information on the shooting on North Emerson Avenue is asked to contact Detective Gary Smith at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or e-mail him at Gary.Smith@indy.gov.

Additionally, anyone with information on the shooting on Georgetown Road is asked to contact Detective Connie Pearson at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or e-mail her at Connie.Pearson@indy.gov.

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