IMPD investigating homicide inside Marion County Adult Detention Center
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Police are investigating the death of an inmate at the Marion County Adult Detention Center.
Charles Barron Jr., 36, was found unresponsive at around 10:15 p.m. Sunday, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators believe Barron died after being assaulted by a fellow inmate. He was being held for unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and criminal mischief and had been in custody since Sunday, June 12.
Barron’s death is the city’s 100th homicide of 2022, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
Police have not identified any possible suspects and the investigation is ongoing.
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