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Man found shot to death inside truck after crash on Indy's northwest side

Posted at 11:56 AM, Sep 15, 2017
and last updated 2017-09-15 18:59:38-04

INDIANAPOLIS -- A man was found shot to death inside a truck after a crash on Indianapolis’ northwest side early Friday morning.

 

Officers were called to the scene in the 2600 block of E. Riverside Drive just after midnight for an accident.

 

When they arrived they found a man dead inside the vehicle. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department detectives say that man had been shot at least one time. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

 

The Marion County Coroner has identified the victim as Santos Garcia, 41. 

 

Police canvassed the area for witnesses but were unable to find any at the scene.

 

Santos' body will be sent to the Marion County Coroner’s Office for an autopsy to determine his exact cause of death.

 

Anyone with information about the crime should contact Detective Gary Toms at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3961 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.

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