INDIANAPOLIS — Police are investigating after they found a man dead while conducting a welfare check on the city's north side.
Officers found the person with possible traumatic injuries while they responded to Halloway and Langley avenues to check on him, according to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer William Young. This is near the intersection of Hillside and Langley avenues.
He was later pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified as Daren Gibson, 36, according to the Marion County Coroner's Office.
In an update Monday night, police said Gibson had injuries "consistent with a gunshot wound(s)". His death is being investigated as a homicide.
Authorities haven't disclosed additional details.
Anyone with information about this incident should contact Detective Michael Condon at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or e-mail him at Michael.Condon@indy.gov.
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