INDIANAPOLIS — Police are investigating a shooting that killed a 21-year-old man on the northeast side Friday evening.
The shooting happened around 7 p.m. Sept. 15 in the 3600 block of East 38th Street, near North Sherman Drive. Officers arrived at the scene and found a man behind the business who had been shot, police said.
The victim was initially reported to be in critical condition but later died from his injuries.
The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 21-year-old Joshua D. Germany II.
Photos from the scene show crime tape stretched around the parking lot of Sherman's Steak & Lemonade Food Market on the south side of East 38th Street at Station Street.
"Solving violence with guns or solving disputes with violence is inappropriate. It's not the way to do things. We lose family members, we lose kids, we lose everybody. It's extremely sad," IMPD Capt. Mark McCardia said.
There is no information at this time about a possible suspect or motive in the shooting.
"We need community support," McCardia said. "If the community wants to cut down the violence and cut down the risk to their family and friends, they need to come forward and cooperate with the police."
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Detective Douglas Swails at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or email at Douglas.Swails@indy.gov.
Those with information can also contact Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477 or (TIPS) to remain anonymous.