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16-year-old killed during shooting on Indianapolis' northeast side

Posted at 11:41 AM, Nov 22, 2017
and last updated 2017-11-23 00:18:46-05

INDIANAPOLIS -- A shooting on Indianapolis’ northeast side left a 16-year-old male shot to death and a man wounded Wednesday morning. 

Officers responded to the 3500 block of 39th Street near Mill Crossing Drive just after 11:00 a.m.

When they arrived they found an 16-year-old  unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound. They person was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Their identity has not been released.

Police believe the death may be connected to a second shooting on Campbell Avenue around the same time. One person was taken to the hospital with what police say were non-life threatening injuries. 

Both shootings remain under investigation by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Anyone with information about either crime should call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.

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