INDIANAPOLIS — A young boy is dead after a shooting on the east side of Indianapolis.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to the 3700 block of East Market Street on reports of a person shot at 4 p.m.
Upon arrival, officers located a boy suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
On Monday, the boy was identified as 11-year-old Jordan Robertson. He died, according to police, from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound.
According to IMPD, it is currently unknown if the shooting was self-inflicted, accidental or intentional.
Police say there were "a number of juveniles" inside the home when the shooting took place. They believe it happened in a room upstairs. Police are unsure if there were any adults inside the home.
Homicide and Child Abuse detectives are responding to the scene to further investigate.
