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1 dead, 1 in critical condition after shooting on Indy's near southwest side

IMPD officers found two people who had been shot on Maywood Road, near Kentucky Avenue, late Saturday night.

INDIANAPOLIS — One man was killed and another was critically injured in a shooting on Indy's near southwest side late Saturday night.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to the 2500 block of Maywood Road, near South Tibbs and Kentucky avenues, on a report of shots fired around 10:30 p.m. Sept. 23. Upon arrival, police found two men who had been shot.

One victim was pronounced dead and the other was sent to a local hospital in critical condition, according to IMPD.

The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the deceased as 30-year-old Jose Angel Hernandez Jr.

This investigation is ongoing.

IMPD believes investigators know all involved parties of the incident.

The Marion County Coroner’s Office is assisting and will determine the victim's exact cause and manner of death.

Anyone with information about this incident should contact Detective Gary Toms at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or email him at Gary.Toms@indy.gov. They can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 317-262-TIPS.

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