INDIANAPOLIS — A man died Monday afternoon after he was shot while driving on the south side of Indianapolis.
According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers came to Stop 11 Road at Railroad Road shortly after 3 p.m.
They found a man inside of a crashed car with a bullet wound. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said the victim's car stopped in someone's yard without causing any damage to the house itself.
Donna Lappin said she witnessed the incident and that the car ended up in her yard.
"I was standing on my porch sweeping and I heard a real loud noise," Lappin said. "We walked over to see if there was anyone in the car that was hurt or needed help and unfortunately he was already passed."
Lappin said young children usually play on the yard where the car crashed.
"I've got three grandkids, my neighbors have two little grandkids, there's a lot of kids in this area," Lappin said. "The kids play in this side yard a lot, so I'm fortunate no one was out there."
She said she had to try and explain what happened to the kids under her roof.
"I finally told my granddaughters, 'Someone died, so we have to be respectful and stay inside.'"
Detectives have responded to the scene and are still in the preliminary stages of the investigation.
This shooting comes after what IMPD Sgt. Anthony Patterson described as a "tough weekend for our community."
Three people were killed at separate shootings across the city this weekend. On Saturday, one person was killed onE. 38th Street. Another was killed near 46th and Arlington. On Sunday, one person was killed on South Illinois Street.
"The senseless violence that we have seen over the past few days is uncalled for, its unnecessary. We ask that we continue to have thoughts and prayers for the families that are suffering from the loss they've had, and others that were injured in other shootings," Sgt. Patterson said. "There are a lot of people that are healing from the violence that we've seen."
