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23-year-old man killed after shooting on Indy's east side

The incident happened Sunday around 6:30 p.m. in the 5300 block of Butler Terrace, near East 34th Street and Emerson Avenue.

INDIANAPOLIS — One person has died after a shooting on the east side of Indianapolis Sunday evening.

According to IMPD, officers were called to the 5300 block of Butler Terrace, near East 34th Street and Emerson Avenue, on a report of a person shot around 6:30 p.m. Dec. 17. Upon arrival, officers heard a call for help inside an apartment. Officers forced open the door and found one man with a gunshot wound. 

Medics transported the victim to a nearby hospital in critical condition, but the man died at the hospital. 

The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the deceased as 23-year-old Leonard Eugene Germany III.

IMPD said homicide detectives responded to the scene, and the incident is currently under investigation. 

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Detective Dustin Keedy at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or email Dustin.Keedy@indy.gov.

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