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Man shot, killed inside Lafayette apartment

Posted at 9:01 AM, Jan 16, 2017
and last updated 2017-01-16 15:18:19-05

LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A man was found shot to death Monday morning in Lafayette.

According to the Lafayette Police Department, officers were called to an apartment in the 1600 block of Center Street around 6 a.m. for a shooting.

Officers located John Lawrence Byler, 52, inside the apartment with a gunshot injury. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Byler's death is being investigated as a homicide. His body will be sent to the Tippecanoe County Coroner's office for autopsy on Tuesday. 

Anybody with any information is asked to call the Lafayette Police Department at 765-807-1200.