Man shot, killed during fight with roommate at Lafayette residence

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WISH) — A fight between roommates on Thursday morning led to the fatal shooting of a 39-year-old man, police say.

Charles Rhode, 39, from Lafayette, died from a gunshot wound, says a news release from Tippecanoe County Coroner Carrie Costello. Toxicology results and a determination of the manner of death were pending.

Lafayette Police Department officers responded shortly before 2:40 a.m. Thursday to a shooting in the 2300 block of Drexel Drive. That’s in housing subdivision northwest of Veterans Memorial Parkway and South 18th Street.

Investigators learned roommates had a physical confrontation inside the home, and Rhode was shot during the fight.

Lafayette police on Thursday afternoon reports investigators have not completed their work, but all the people involved in the shooting were believed to be accounted for.