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18-year-old fatally shot on Indy's near northwest side, 19-year-old arrested

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INDIANAPOLIS — A 19-year-old man has been arrested for his alleged role in the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man on Indy's near northwest side Wednesday.

The man has been arrested and preliminarily charged with murder.

According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded to a report of a person shot in the 900 block of West 32nd Street just around 4:40 p.m.

Upon arrival, officers located 18-year-old Jaiden Gardfrey with gunshot injuries. He was pronounced deceased, police said.

Detectives determined the incident occurred inside a different house on the street when there was a disturbance between people who knew one another. Shots were then fired and the Gardfrey went to the location where he was found seeking assistance.

Multiple witnesses are cooperated with law enforcement, police said. The suspect was located the next day.