INDIANAPOLIS — A 19-year-old has been arrested for their alleged involvement in a shooting that killed a man and a juvenile on the northwest side of Indianapolis early Saturday morning.
According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers were dispatched to the 5100 block of West 38th Street around 3:55 a.m.
Officers found an adult man and a juvenile male suffering from injuries consistent with gunshot wounds.
Both were taken to area hospitals in critical condition, where they were later pronounced deceased.
The same morning, IMPD detectives were able to identify a 19-year-old male as the suspect. He was arrested for two counts of murder.
The Marion County Coroner's Office has positively identified the victims as 12-year-old Isreal Offett and 24-year-old Wayland Coe.
IMPD is asking anyone with information to contact Detective James Hurt at the IMPD Homicide Office at either 317-327-3475 or via email at James.Hurt@indy.gov. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.
This investigation is ongoing.
