Man killed during altercation at near east side home on Brookside Parkway

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Police say a man died after being shot during an altercation at a home on the near eastside.

According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers were dispatched to a home on Brookside Parkway North Drive near East 19th Street around 2:15 a.m. Friday on a report of a person shot.

That’s where police found a man with a gunshot wound in a backyard. He was rushed to a hospital in critical condition, but later died.

A second man was also taken to a hospital for a neck injury. Police have not said if he is a victim, witness or suspect.

Investigators also located a dog who had trauma injuries “unrelated to the gunshots.”

Detectives arrived and spoke with several people at the scene who were detained but later released.

Anyone with information on the shooting and altercation was asked to contact Det. James Hurt at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or by email at James.hurt@indy.gov.

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