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Man found shot to death on Indy's east side

Posted at 11:15 AM, Jul 04, 2017
and last updated 2017-07-04 14:01:43-04

INDIANAPOLIS -- A man was found shot to death Tuesday morning on Indianapolis' east side.

Police were called to the 1500 block of Jefferson Avenue just after 7 a.m. for a report of a person down. 

They found a man's body in an alley outside a home.  A public information officer for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department says the victim was shot to death.

His name has not been released pending notification of next of kin.

Homicide detectives are investigating.

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