INDIANAPOLIS — One person was killed two others were wounded in a shooting Friday afternoon in the city's Near Eastside neighborhood, police say.
An officer on patrol saw two people running around 2 p.m. to the intersection of 10th Street and North Bosart Avenue, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Sgt. Genae Cook said. While the officer was in a foot pursuit, IMPD received a call for two people shot inside a nearby barbershop.
When they arrived, they found a man who was shot and killed inside the barbershop and a woman who was shot and in critical condition, Cook said.
The deceased man was identified as Kevin Stigger, 24, according to the Marion County Coroner's Office.
Another man who was injured inside the barbershop ran to a nearby bank to get help, Cook said. He was taken to a hospital and is stable.
IMPD said that a portion of East 10th Street and Bosart Avenue was closed for an extended period of time after the shooting.
Police say two people were detained at the scene for questioning, but no arrests have been announced.
Anyone with information about this incident should contact Detective Jose Torres at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or e-mail him at Jose.Torres@indy.gov .
