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Person dies after being shot on Indy's east side

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INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) — A person is dead after being shot late Sunday night on Indy’s east side.

Shortly after 10 p.m., the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department says officers responded to a report of a person shot in the 7000 block of Red Mill Drive, which is an apartment complex off East 86th Street and North Franklin Road.

Officers arrived to find a victim with injuries consistent with a gunshot wound.

In an update provided at 11:54 p.m., police said the victim was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the victim as Darren McMiller, 58.

After the shooting, officers quickly learned of a possible suspect. The suspect, an adult male, was located nearby and taken into custody.

The suspect is facing preliminary charge of murder, police said.

Anyone with information about this incident is aked to call Detective Steve Gray at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317.327.3475 or e-mail the detective at TyAnn.Lambert@indy.gov. 

Alternatively, they can call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317.262.8477 or (TIPS) to remain anonymous.