Man dies after arriving at hospital with gunshot wound

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A man shot and critically injured late Monday night died shortly after arriving at a hospital, police say.

The person shot and killed was identified as George Barnett Nelson Sr., 56.

Online police reports show officers were dispatched to the 2600 block of Dr. Martin Luther King St. around 9 p.m. on an initial vandalism report.

When they arrived, they instead located a Nelson with a gunshot wound. He was rushed to a hospital, where he later died.

IMPD said in an update later Thursday that detectives speaking with witnesses gained information about a possible suspect vehicle.

Around 11:50 p.m., East District officers were called to the 2000 block of North Bancroft St. on a report of shots fired. When they arrived, they found the suspect vehicle from the Dr. MLK Jr. St. shooting.

The three men occupying the vehicle were taken into custody, and at least one of the men was detained in connection to the shooting.

Officers say they also found two firearms inside the vehicle.

IMPD asked that anyone with information on the shooting to contact Det. Ty Lambert at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or by email at TyAnn.Lambert@indy.gov.