Man dead after shooting in residential area near downtown

Man dead after shooting on near east side

UPDATE: The Marion County Coroner’s office identified the man shot and killed Wednesday night as 20-year-old Daniel Sabaltza. The manner of death has been ruled a homicide.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A man has died after being found shot Wednesday night in a residential area near downtown Indianapolis, police said.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department was called just before 7:40 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a person shot and a vehicle accident in the 1400 block of East New York Street. That’s a few blocks southeast of the North Split for I-65 and I-70 through downtown.

Officers arrived to find the man dead in the driver’s side of a vehicle. Investigators believe an argument led to the shooting.

Officials did not immediately release any information on the identity of the victim or any suspect information.

Anyone with information was asked to contact Detective Matthew Melkey at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or by email at Matthew.Melkey@indy.gov.

News 8’s Jay Adkins contributed to this story.

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