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IMPD investigating fatal hit-and-run on Mass Ave

Man killed in hit-and-run on Massachusetts Avenue

LATEST: The Marion County Coroner’s Office identified the person who died as 31-year-old Ivan Castro.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department on Friday was investigating a fatal hit-and-run on the city’s east side.

At 7:56 p.m. Friday, IMPD officers were dispatched to the 5200 block of Massachusetts Avenue on a report of a vehicle crash. After arriving to the scene, officers found a vehicle flipped on it’s side with a body outside the vehicle. Medical services arrived on the scene and pronounced the victim (an adult male) dead on the scene.

Investigators confirmed that the accident was a hit-and-run and the victim was ejected from his vehicle.

Police are looking for a 2014 silver Chrysler 200. Investigators were unable to confirm if the driver of the Chrysler was a male or female, but they did confirm that the driver was wearing a black shirt and the Chrysler has heavy front-end damage, with the front bumper of the Chrysler still at the scene of the accident. Investigators ask that anyone with information on this incident contact Detective Red Anderson at 317-327-6485.

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