UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 22-year-old Tyler Futrell, the Marion County Coroner's Office announced Saturday.
SPEEDWAY — A 22-year-old man was fatally shot at an apartment complex late Tuesday, marking the town's first homicide of the year, police said.
It happened about 5:30 p.m. in the 5700 block of West 25th Street at the Maywood at Speedway apartment complex, according to Speedway police Lt. Robert Dine.
Police were dispatched for a loud disturbance and arrived to find Tyler Futrell with an apparent gunshot wound. He died at the scene.
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Dine said that while the investigation is in its "infancy stages," there is no indication of a threat to the community.
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Anyone with more information is asked to contact Detective Lauren Roemke at 317-244-9543. You can also contact CrimeStoppers anonymously at (317) 262-TIPS.
Speedway had a single homicide in 2021, Dine said. It happened Jan. 19 in the 5800 block of Crawfordsville Road.
