Person dies following shooting in east side neighborhood off 38th Street
LATEST: A police report on homicide incidents identified the man who died as William Q. Ray, 55. The case remained unsolved March 1.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A person died early Sunday morning after being shot in an east side neighborhood, police say.
The name and age of the person hasn’t been shared yet.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were dispatched to the 3600 block of Foxtail Drive on a report of a person shot around 4:08 a.m. That’s in a residential area in Warren Woods off North German Church Road and East 38th Street.
When investigators arrived, they found the person with a gunshot wound. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
IMPD said later on Sunday that investigators believe that there was a disturbance before the shooting happened.
One person was detained following the incident, who police say they believe is responsible for the shooting. After speaking with the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, officers released the person pending further investigation.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact Det. Christopher Winter at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or email him at Christopher.Winter@indy.gov.