Man killed in shooting near North Drexel Avenue

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A man was killed in a shooting on the city’s east side on Saturday night, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said.

At 9:22 p.m. Saturday, IMPD officers were dispatched to the 2000 block of North Drexel Avenue on numerous reports of shots fired. That is near East 21st Street. Officers arrived to the scene and found an adult male with gunshot wound injuries.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene around 9:36 p.m.

According to investigators, an Amazon delivery driver discovered the body laying on the ground after making a delivery. The driver was not involved in the incident. A baby shower event was taking place in the area during the shooting, but no one from the event was injured.

No further information was provided.