INDIANAPOLIS — A man was killed in a shooting late Thursday on the city's west side, police said.
Officers responded about 11:30 p.m. to the 200 block of Bertha Court for a report of a gunshot victim, said IMPD spokeswoman Samone Burris.
Medics pronounced 53-year-old Charles Ray Cole dead at the scene.
Burris said in a news release a person was detained and transported to the IMPD Homicide Office for questioning.
In a press release on Friday afternoon, IMPD announced the man was arrested and preliminarily charged with murder.
Marion County prosecutors charged Leon T. Brewer, 57, on Feb. 2 with murder and carrying a handgun with a prior felony conviction in connection with Cole's death, records show.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Detective Michael McWhorter at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or e-mail him at Michael.McWhorter2@Indy.Gov.
People can also call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana anonymously at 327-262-8477.
-
Travis Kelce's father Ed: Travis and Taylor Swift got engaged almost 2 weeks ago
In an exclusive interview with Scripps News Cleveland, Travis Kelce's father, Ed Kelce, gave us an in-depth look at his son's recent engagement to the world's biggest pop star.
North side residents disappointed after several recycling sites close down
Residents across Indianapolis are sharing their surprise and disappointment after finding out several recycling sites across the city are now gone due to illegal dumping.
Food pantries on Indy's south side and Johnson counties see increase in demand
Local food pantries said the cost of food, higher rent, utility bills and more are leading to an uptick of people needing food assistance.
Carmel businesses see benefits, challenges with new DORA program
For the past several months, the city has been testing a DORA program, which allows customers to purchase an alcoholic beverage from a participating business and carry it within a set boundary.
