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Walk-in patient at Indianapolis hospital dies from injuries suffered in shooting

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INDIANAPOLIS — A man died at a local hospital overnight from injuries he suffered in a shooting at a different location, police say.

Officers first made contact with the man, identified later as Gabriel Cesar Leschot, 27, about 10 p.m. Thursday while responding to the hospital for a report of a walk-in patient with gunshot wounds, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Leschot died from his injuries the next day.

IMPD hasn't said where the shooting might have occurred. The department is investigating the man's death as a homicide.

IMPD urged anyone with more information to contact Detective Anthony Johnson at 317-327-3475 or Anthony.Johnson@indy.gov. Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477 (TIPS) or online.