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Man shot and killed in apartment complex on Indianapolis' west side

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Posted at 3:26 PM, Nov 17, 2019
and last updated 2019-11-17 19:08:41-05

INDIANAPOLIS — Detectives are investigating after a man was shot and killed Sunday afternoon on the west side of Indianapolis.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers and emergency personnel were called around 3:15 p.m. to the 3500 block of Woodfront Court, in the Wildwood Village Apartments near 38th Street and Guion Road, on the report of a person shot, IMPD Officer Michael Hewitt said in an email. When they arrived, they found a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.

The man later died, Hewitt said.

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One woman who lives in the apartment complex says she heard multiple gunshots outside her apartment.

At least one glass front door of one of the apartment buildings was shattered.

IMPD homicide detectives are working to determine what led to the shooting.

The identity of the victim or any possible suspects have not been released at this time. It is unknown if the victim lived at the apartment complex.

Anyone with information is asked to call IMPD homicide detectives at 317-3475 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS (8477).