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1 dead, 1 critically injured in attempted murder-suicide on Indy’s northeast side

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INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD is investigating an attempted murder-suicide that left a man dead and a woman in critical condition on the northeast side of Indianapolis on Thursday night.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to the 2900 block of Mitthoefer Road on reports of a person shot just before 7 p.m.

Upon arrival, officers located two victims inside the garage of the residence suffering from gunshot injuries. The man was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.

According to IMPD, the man is the one who fired the weapon. The pair’s daughter told police the two had been arguing since 3 p.m.

IMPD says the daughter heard the shots fired in the garage. A firearm was located next to the man on the scene.

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