INDIANAPOLIS — A person is dead after being shot near a motel on the south side of Indianapolis early Tuesday morning.
According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded to a report of a person shot at the Travel Inn at 4950 South East Street, just before 7:30 a.m.
Upon arrival, officers located a victim with gunshot injuries lying in the parking lot.
The victim was transported to the hospital in critical condition but later died.
Homicide detectives responded to the scene to begin the investigation.
Anyone with information about this incident should call Detective Christopher Edwards at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317.327.3475 or e-mail the detective at Christopher.Edwards@indy.gov.
*Note: This story previously showed a photo of a police presence outside the Super 8 Motel on South East Street. IMPD confirmed that the shooting did not happen at the Super 8 motel and police presence was due to police searching the area for the suspect.
