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Person shot during fatal shooting prayer vigil from previous day

Posted at 5:30 AM, Aug 15, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-15 14:29:13-04

INDIANAPOLIS -- A person was shot during a prayer vigil for a fatal shooting that happened the previous night. 

A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed Saturday night at a gas station near the 4100 block of E. 16th Street. 

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The next night, during a prayer vigil for the 16-year-old at the gas station, a man was shot.

Police say Sunday night's 53-year-old shooting victim, Donald Baker, was found in a vehicle with at least one gunshot wound. He was taken to Eskenazi Health in critical condition. As of Monday morning, he was in serious condition.

Sunday night's incident began, police say, when Baker accidentally hit another person's vehicle with his car. An angry mob confronted Baker and somebody in that group fired shots at him.

No suspect or vehicle description has been given for either shooting. 

If you have any information regarding this incident, please contact Crime Stoppers at 317-262-8477. You can also text “INDYCS” plus your tip to 274637. Your tip can be reported anonymously.