INDIANAPOLIS — One person is dead after a shooting on the north side of Indianapolis Wednesday afternoon.
IMPD responded to a report of an accident involving a truck that drove onto a porch in the 2300 block of North Guilford Avenue, near East 22nd Street and North College Avenue, around 1:30 p.m.
When officers got to the scene, they found a man in the driver's seat of a pickup truck who had been shot. Medics pronounced the man dead at the scene. Police have not released any suspect information.
The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 26-year-old Dazion N. Dulin.
The victim's family and friends cried out with grief nearby as they watched officers go through the scene. Darryl York said he's a friend of the victim's family. He says the tragic event hits too close to home.
"Sad, man. Any parent who loses their kid around this time, it hurts," York said.
He called the young victim a great guy.
"He meant everything in the world to his brothers and sisters and mom and dad. He was a good kid. He loved basketball. He was getting his life together," York said.
IMPD detectives say no one else was injured, and there is no indication anyone was at the home at the time of the crash. They believe it was a targeted incident. As the family waits for answers, York said he hopes people committing these violent crimes come to their senses.
"Just stop it. Let these babies get a chance to grow up and have children and deal with life. It's too young to die. You know, not like this," York said.
Police are asking anyone in the area who has doorbell or surveillance cameras to share footage and any other information with the IMPD Homicide Office. Contact Detective Brad Nuetzman at 317-327-3475 or Brad.Nuetzman@indy.gov.
Those who wish to share tips anonymously can call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS.