INDIANAPOLIS — Two people were shot and one person is dead after a shooting near the IU Indy campus early Saturday morning.
According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded to a report of a person shot in the 900 block of Indiana Ave around 3:30 a.m.
When officers arrived they located two victims, believed to be an adult male and adult female, both with gunshot injuries.
Police said the male was transported to the hospital in critical condition, and was unfortunately pronounced deceased.
The female victim was also transported to the hospital and was last reported to be awake and breathing.
The incident was so close to the IU Indy campus that IU police provided alerts to the student body via social media.
IU Indy alert: Shots were fired near 10th and Indiana Ave. Police are seeking a person in a red truck. Avoid the area.
— IU Police and Public Safety (@IUpolice) October 12, 2024
Police have not provided any information on possible suspects or said if any arrests have been made at this time.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked call Detective Gary Toms in the IMPD Homicide Office at 317.327.3475 e-mail him at Gary.Toms@indy.gov
Alternatively, you can call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317.262.8477 or (TIPS).
