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Man dies two days after being found shot inside vehicle

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Posted at 8:36 PM, Mar 06, 2022
and last updated 2022-04-05 17:24:30-04

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department says a man has died two days after being shot on the east side.

On Friday, March 4, officers found the victim inside a vehicle in the 3300 block of N. Shadeland Avenue around 6 p.m.

The man, later identified as Joseph King, 34, was taken to the hospital in critical condition. He died Sunday, March 6.

Police do not believe the shooting was a random act and IMPD homicide detectives are now investigating.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Jesus Soria at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317.327.3475 or e-mail him at Jesus.Soria@indy.gov . You can also call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317.262.8477 (TIPS) to remain anonymous.