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Man dead in east Indianapolis shooting

Police said the shooting happened Wednesday in the 2500 block of North Chester Avenue, near East 30th Street and North Sherman Drive, around noon.

INDIANAPOLIS — A man is dead after a shooting Wednesday afternoon on the east side of Indianapolis.  

Police responded to a report of shots fired in a home in the 2500 block of North Chester Avenue, near East 30th Street and North Sherman Drive, around noon. 

Officers arrived, got to the front door and saw a man, who has not been identified, inside the home with injuries consistent with at least one gunshot wound.

Medics pronounced the man dead at the scene.

Detectives believe the shooting was not random and that everyone involved knew each other. 

Police also said they don't believe there is an active threat to the area. 

Information about a suspect and a motive has not been released. 

Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Shem Ragsdale at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or email him at Shem.Ragsdale@indy.gov. 

To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.

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