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1 dead, 1 critically injured in shooting on Indy's near east side

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INDIANAPOLIS — A 44-year-old man was killed and a woman was critically injured in a double shooting on the near east side of Indianapolis Sunday morning, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police.

IMPD said just before 7 a.m., officers responded to the 500 block of North Parker Avenue on the report of shots fired.

Officers at the scene found two victims, described as a male and a female, with injuries consistent with gunshot wounds.

Both were taken to area hospitals in critical condition. IMPD confirmed that the man has since been pronounced deceased.

The Marion County Coroner's Office has identified the man as 44-year-old Simeon Jones.

An investigation is underway.