INDIANAPOLIS — The Marion County Coroner has released the identity of the toddler who passed away in a shooting that IMPD believes to have been an accident on Thursday.
2-year-old Javarius Bickett passed away at Riley Hospital after he was rushed there in critical condition.
According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police, officers were dispatched to a CVS on the 2300 block of East 46th Street around 3 p.m. on Thursday.
Officers at the scene found Bickett suffering from a gunshot wound outside a car.
IMPD states preliminary investigations indicate this incident was an accident that happened inside a vehicle.
Investigators also believe this is an isolated incident and all involved parties are accounted for.
At this time, the Marion County Coroner’s Office is working to determine the cause and manner of death.
An investigation is ongoing.
