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1 dead after shooting near Frederick Douglass Park

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INDIANAPOLIS — A person has died after being shot on the north side of Indianapolis Friday night.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to E. 29th Street and Ralston Avenue, near Frederick Douglass Park, on reports of a person shot just after 9:30 p.m.

Upon arrival, officers located a victim lying in the roadway suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.

That victim, identified as 28-year-old Robert Woods, later died at the hospital.

IMPD says a bicycle was found at the scene next to Woods.

Investigators have been speaking to possible witnesses. There is no active threat to the area.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 317-262-8477 (TIPS).