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Second victim from shooting on Indy's south side dies

Posted at 4:46 PM, Oct 07, 2019
and last updated 2022-11-03 10:43:42-04

INDIANAPOLIS — One person is dead and one person was injured in a double shooting Monday on the south side of Indianapolis.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers and emergency personnel were called around 4:30 p.m. to the Southport Crossing Apartments in the 7300 block of Orinoco Avenue, near East Southport Road and US 31, on the report of a person shot, IMPD Office Michael Hewitt said.

When they arrived, they found two people suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, Hewitt said.

One person was found dead in a vehicle, Hewitt said. Another person was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.

That person later died at the hospital.

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The victims were identified as Gary Miller II, 24, and Lamont Day Jr., 22, according to the Marion County Coroner's Office.

On Nov. 3, 2022, IMPD announced that 25-year-old Craig Chambers had been arrested in connection with the shooting.

He is charged with three counts of murder and one count each of robbery resulting in serious bodily injuries and false informing.

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