INDIANAPOLIS -- A woman has been arrested for the murder of her ex-boyfriend last July.
Police were dispatched to a home on Luett Avenue on July 9, 2017, after Vickie Harper, 52, allegedly called 911 and said she shot Jerry Etheridge, 53.
Etheridge was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The crime was originally classified as self-defense when it was initially investigated.
On Monday, after nine months spent processing the evidence, Etheridge's death was determined to be a homicide and Harper was arrested for murder.
The change in classification means2017's final criminal homicide tally is 155.
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