INDIANAPOLIS — A person has died after a shooting Tuesday on the east side of Indianapolis, according to IMPD.
IMPD responded to a report of a person shot about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 3500 block of North Leland Avenue. That is near Emerson Avenue and 36th Street.
Officers found a person, perceived to be an adult male, with gunshot wounds. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
He was identified as Marshal Jones, 27, the Marion County Coroner's Office said Wednesday.
Soon after, a separate adult male walked into Eskenazi Hospital in downtown Indianapolis with a gunshot wound. They are believed to be in stable condition according to the police.
IMPD is investigating the cause of the shooting but acknowledged the two incidents were related Tuesday evening.
Police asked anyone with more information to contact Brian Lambert at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317.327.3475 or e-mail the detective at Brian.Lambert2@indy.gov or call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS.
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