INDIANAPOLIS — A man is in custody after a deadly incident on Indianapolis' east side Thursday afternoon left a man dead and a woman hospitalized.
According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, at approximately 3:28 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 2100 block of Catherwood Avenue on a welfare check request. When officers arrived, they discovered an adult male and adult female victim inside a residence with injuries consistent with trauma.
Medics responded to the scene, and 81-year-old John Lloyd Pedigo was pronounced deceased on scene. The female victim was transported to an area hospital in serious but stable condition.
Detectives quickly identified a suspect who also had multiple outstanding Marion County arrest warrants. The Greene County Sheriff's Office received information based on Flock camera data from Marion County that the suspect was headed toward Greene County.
Greene County Flock cameras captured the suspect's vehicle near Lyons. After an extended search using Flock camera data, law enforcement located the suspect vehicle and conducted a traffic stop on State Road 57 near Wagler Racetrack.
The suspect was taken into custody and transported back to Marion County. A Greene County OVWI investigation was also initiated by Indiana State Police as a result of the traffic stop.
Marion County arrested the suspect on existing warrants for OVWI, OVWI with Endangerment, Criminal Trespass, Public Intoxication and Disorderly Conduct. He is also being charged with homicide in connection with Thursday's deadly incident.
Anyone with information about this incident should contact Detective Daniel Hiatt at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or email Daniel.Hiatt@indy.gov.
