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IMPD investigating after 2 men found dead in north side home

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Posted at 8:11 AM, Nov 12, 2020
and last updated 2020-11-15 12:54:18-05

INDIANAPOLIS — Two men were found dead Thursday morning inside a house on the north side of Indianapolis, police said.

Police were called before 8 a.m. to the 4300 block of Carrollton Avenue, near East 43rd Street and College Avenue, on a report of two people down, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Samone Burris said. Officers found the pair when they arrived and medics declared both dead at the scene.

Jaylen Beatty, 19, and Dana Sharp, 18, were found dead inside the home, Marion County Chief Deputy Coroner Alfie McGinty said in an email Sunday.

Burris said homicide investigators are investigating and the Marion County Coroner's Office will determine the causes of death.

Burris said it is considered an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public.

Anyone with information about the incident should contact the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.