2 men dead, 1 man hurt after shot in west side neighborhood

2 people dead, 1 hurt after shooting in neighborhood

This story has been updated to include the victims’ names.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Two men died and another man was hurt in a shooting on the Indianapolis’ west side early Monday afternoon.

The Marion County Coroner’s Office identified the men Tuesday as Brandon Groves, 40, and Nathaniel Thomas, 21.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department says one of the men who died was found on the scene in the 3600 block of West Michigan Street. That’s in a residential between Holt Road and North Tibbs Avenue.

A second man found shot moments later in the 4000 block of Vermont Street was also pronounced dead at the scene.

Shortly after, a third man was found shot in the 10 block of Allison Way. He was in critical condition when taken to a hospital.

Initially, police had said one person died and two people were hurt.

Detectives were trying to determine if the shootings were connected. The investigators think the shootings were an isolated incident.

Online police reports show multiple agencies — including IMPD, Speedway police, and Indianapolis Fire Department — were dispatched to the 4000 block of West Vermont Street around 2 p.m. on a report of a person shot. That’s in a west side neighborhood off Holt Road near the Speedway Sanitation Plant.

Shortly after, two additional calls for a “person shot” were dispatched for the same area.

No information was immediately available on any suspects.

West Michigan Street was closed between Holt Road and North Tibbs Avenue for the investigation.

Anyone with information on the three shootings was asked to contact Det. Dustin Keedy at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or by email at Dustin.Keedy@indy.gov.  

Online police reports show multiple agencies — including IMPD, Speedway police, and Indianapolis Fire Department — were dispatched to the 4000 block of West Vermont Street around 2 p.m. Aug. 19, 2024, on a report of a person shot. (WISH Photo/Kevin Stinson)

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