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Man found shot, unresponsive inside business, death ruled homicide

46th street shooting
Posted at 3:54 PM, Dec 29, 2021
and last updated 2021-12-30 20:23:35-05

INDIANAPOLIS — A man is dead after a shooting Wednesday afternoon on the north side of Indianapolis, according to police.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers found the victim with at least one apparent gunshot wound around 3:30 p.m. after they were called to the 2000 block of East 46th Street, IMPD Officer Genae Cook said in an email. This is just west of East 46th Street and North Keystone Avenue.

Police said he was found unresponsive inside a business and died at the scene.

The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the man as 37-year-old DeJuan Alexander.

Anyone with information about this incident should contact Detective Matthew Pankonie at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317.327.3475 or e-mail him at Matthew.Pankonie2@indy.gov . You can also report tips anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS (8477).