INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) — A man has died, and three people and a dog were injured following a stabbing in the Mars Hills neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police said.
Officers were called around 2:40 p.m. to the 3200 block of South Lockburn Street, a residential area off Kentucky Avenue, on the report of a person stabbed.
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Responding officers found two men, two women and a dog with traumatic injuries both inside and outside the residence.
Inside the residence, they found a man who died and the dog with serious injuries. Police said Indianapolis Animal Care Services reported the dog's condition to be serious but stable.
Outside the residence, IMPD found two women and one man who were taken to an area hospital. The women were reported to be in critical condition, and the man was in serious but stable condition.
Investigators did not provide any details about a suspect in this case, but believe this is an isolated incident.
IMPD officer Tommy Thompson said this is a tight-knit community where everyone knows each other.
“There are children out here. It’s very traumatic for them. So we need to be thinking about this community.”
Cookie Stillwell has lived in the neighborhood for 10 years. She says it's usually a safe place and that stabbings are rare.
“It’s sad, it really is. It’s very sad that it would happen here because it's such a nice place,” she said.
This incident remains under investigation. At 4 p.m., IMPD said investigators will remain at the scene for several hours collecting evidence and speaking with potential witnesses.
Police are encouraging anyone with information about this incident to come forward.
“We’re hoping to garner information. We’re hoping the community comes out and steps up if they have any surveillance footage, have any information, and what led up to this incident," Thompson said.
Anyone with any additional information was asked to contact Det. Gregory Taylor at 317-327-3475 or by email at Gregory.Taylor2@indy.gov.
