6 people shot, 4 killed in Sunday morning violence

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Six people were shot Sunday morning in four separate shootings across Indianapolis and four people are dead, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Two people were shot and killed just after 6:30 a.m. at an apartment complex in the 4000 block of Stratford Court. That’s just south of the intersection of East 42nd Street and North Post Road. The victims have been identified as 41-year-old William Davis and 36-year-old Irene Williams.

Just after 1:30 a.m., police were called to a shooting at the Budget 8 Inn on 21st Street near Shadeland Avenue, not far from I-70. IMPD says the victim is in critical condition.

A man was shot and just before 1:30 a.m. at a house in the 4000 block of Alsace Place near East 42nd Street and North Franklin Road. The man was taken to a hospital, where he died. He has been identified as 30-year-old Hector Sosa-Mendoza.

Shortly after midnight, officers were called to Broad Ripple for a shooting that injured two people near the Starbucks near Broad Ripple and Guilford Avenues. IMPD says both people are in stable condition.

IMPD officers also responded to several crime scenes Saturday night, including a fatal shooting.

Police were called to Methodist Hospital just before 9 p.m. after a person with a gunshot wound walked into the hospital. Investigators were working at the time to find the scene of the shooting. The victim was listed in stable condition.

Just before 8 p.m., two people were hurt in a drive-by shooting on Emerson Avenue near the intersection at 38th Street, about four miles east of the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

At around 7:40 p.m., a man was found shot to death inside a business in the 1900 block of College Avenue. That’s near the intersection with 20th Street, not far from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park. This victim has been identified as 31-year-old Eric Preer.