2 dead, 3-year-old hurt in shooting at family gathering
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A shooting on the east side of Indianapolis on Saturday left two men dead and a 3-year-old hurt, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
IMPD says people were gathering at a home in the 2300 block of Magnolia Place following a funeral when gunshots rang out around 6:30 p.m.
32-year-old Justin Sims was pronounced dead at the scene. 26-year-old Dangelo Brown was rushed to Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital but later died as a result of his injuries a few hours later.
A 3-year-old shot was taken to Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health for a gunshot wound to the hand. The child remains in the hospital in serious but stable condition, according to police.
According to witnesses the victims were gather outside of a residence and were in the process of celebrating the life of a recently deceased relative, whose funeral was earlier in the day.
Police said the gunman fled the scene on foot following the shooting. A motive for the shooting has yet to be determined.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.
