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IMPD: 15-year-old boy hurt in west side shooting

IMPD patrol cars at the scene of a shooting on the west side of Indianapolis that injured a teenager on August 11, 2023. (WISH Photo)
IMPD patrol cars at the scene of a shooting on the west side of Indianapolis that injured a teenager on August 11, 2023. (WISH Photo)

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An overnight shooting on the west side of Indianapolis sent a 15-year-old boy to the hospital, police said.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers found the wounded teenager just after 1:30 a.m. Friday near Michigan Street and Holt Road. That’s a residential area about 2 miles south of Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Officers tell News 8 the boy was in stable condition at Riley Hospital for Children.

Officers arrived and found the injured teenager. He was last reported to be in stable condition at Riley Hospital for Children.

Investigators found more than a dozen spent 9 mm shell casings at the scene, according to a police report obtained by News 8.

IMPD did not provide the teen’s age or say what led to the shooting. No arrests have been made.