Man dead after found shot on North Leland Avenue

Man dead after shooting on city’s east side

This story has been updated to include the name of the deceased.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A man is dead after found shot on the city’s east side on Thursday night, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Around 8:12 p.m. Thursday, IMPD officers responded to a report of a person shot in the 3400 block of North Leland Avenue. That is a residential area on the city’s east side. Officers arrived and located a man with gunshot wound injuries.

The man was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, where he later died.

He was identified as 57-year-old Michael Edwards, the Marion County Coroner’s Office said Friday.

Investigators did not immediately release any additional information.

Anyone with information should call Det. Shem Ragsdale at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or send an email to Shem.Ragsdale@indy.gov.

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