IMPD: Juvenile shot, killed on Indy’s east side

UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 15-year-old Sadayreon Edwards.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A juvenile died after a shooting Tuesday morning on the city’s east side, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Just after 1 a.m., officers were called to a shooting in the 6400 block of Meadowlark Drive. That’s near 42nd Street and North Arlington Avenue, just west of I-465.

Police at the scene tell News 8 that the Edwards was found in the middle of the street. Edwards was taken to a hospital in critical condition but did not survive.

Police say they have not made any arrests.

Based on evidence at the scene, investigators believe drugs were involved.

The shooting came just a few hours after a man was shot and killed at an apartment complex on Indy’s near-north side.

Anyone with information on Edwards’ death was asked to contact Detective James Hurt by email or by calling the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.