Editor's Note: Police initially told WRTV the deceased victim was an adult male. They later clarified he was a juvenile.
INDIANAPOLIS — A teenager was killed and three people were wounded in a shooting early Wednesday at an apartment complex on the city's northwest side.
Officers began their investigation after they responded about 1:30 a.m. to The Woods apartments in the 3600 block of Merrick Way for a report of a person shot, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
The complex is located near West Kessler Boulevard North Drive and 38th Street.
Once there, police found the boy wounded just outside an apartment. He was critically injured and was later pronounced dead.
He was later identified as Daekorion Sultzer, 16, the Marion County Coroner's Office said Friday.
Police were told another person was spotted running away from where the man had been shot. Shortly afterward, a male matching the description of that person arrived to a local hospital with a gunshot wound, according to IMPD Capt. Don Weilhammer.
Wednesday evening, IMPD released information that a total of three young men — two 18-year-olds and one 19-year-old — were checked into local hospitals. Two were listed in good condition and the third was listed in critical but stable condition.
Weilhammer said investigators believe that person was at the same apartment where they found the deceased boy but are still investigating the circumstances.
