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Coroner: 2nd victim dies following triple shooting on Indy's near northwest side

The shooting happened in the 1000 block of West 37th Street, near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street, around 1 a.m. Sunday.
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INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD is investigating after one person was killed and two others were injured in a shooting on Indianapolis' near northwest side early Sunday morning.

Around 12:30 a.m. Sept. 3, officers responded to the 1000 block of West 37th Street, near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street, for a report of a person shot. Officers located two men and one woman who had been shot.

All three were taken to local hospitals, two in critical condition and one described by police as stable. One of the men was pronounced dead at the hospital, IMPD said.

The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the deceased as 53-year-old Michael Chappel Jr.

On Sept. 11, the coroner's office said another man, identified as 53-year-old Marvis Allen Nall Jr., died from his injuries Sept. 10.

Homicide detectives responded to the scene to begin an investigation. 

Jose Castaneda lives near the scene of the shooting and said the incident started near his bedroom window.

"I've never encountered something like this until now. It's becoming a more repeated situation. I just wish somebody would come and clean this up," Castaneda said.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Detective Ronald Sayles at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or email Ronald.Sayles@indy.gov. 

Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.

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