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Man shot and killed in apartment on near-north side

Posted at 5:50 PM, Sep 12, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-13 07:44:29-04

INDIANAPOLIS -- A man was found shot and killed inside an apartment Monday afternoon near 25th Street and Keystone Avenue.

The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. on the 2400 block of Martin Luther Lane on the near-north side.

Indianapolis police officers were called to the area to discover Christopher Dullen, 26, with an apparent gunshot wound.

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Witnesses told police they heard five gunshots and then saw multiple people run from the apartment.

The shooting occurred in the Martindale-Brightwood Neighborhood -- one of the city's deadliest this year.

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NOTE: The victim was originally reported as having been found shot inside a vehicle in the same area.