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Man arrested after deadly shooting in gas station parking lot

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Posted at 12:35 PM, Jan 17, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-01 15:16:41-05

UPDATE: On March 1, IMPD announced a suspect has been arrested in connection with the incident. Previous story below.

INDIANAPOLIS — Detectives are looking for two suspects after a man was fatally shot in a gas station parking lot early Sunday morning in Indianapolis, according to police.

The man was fatally shot just before 3 a.m. at a Marathon gas station near South Keystone and East Troy avenues.

Two suspects attempted to rob two males in the parking lot and fatally shot one of them when they resisted, according to a wanted poster from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Both male suspects then left the gas station in a light-colored 4-door sedan with tinted windows, according to the poster.

The identity of the man who was shot and killed hasn't been released.

The incident remains under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call IMPD homicide detectives at 317-327-3475 or lead detective Larry Craciunoiu at 317-327-3422. Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS (8477) or online.