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Coroner identifies 17-year-old killed in Lawrence shooting

The shooting happened Thursday around 6:30 p.m. in a neighborhood near 49th Street and Shadeland Avenue.

LAWRENCE, Indiana — Police in Lawrence are investigating a shooting that killed a teenager Thursday evening.

It happened around 6:30 p.m. in the 4900 block of Leone Drive, which is just west of 49th Street and Shadeland Avenue.

Police told 13News that officers discovered a car had struck a fire hydrant and found an male inside who had been shot. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition, a spokesperson said. 

According to an update from Lawrence police Thursday night, the 17-year-old victim died from his injuries. On Sept. 8, the Marion County Coroner's Office identified the victim as Mekhi Reeves.

The police report lists an unnamed 16-year-old boy as a suspect for the shooting, but Lawrence Police could not confirm that to 13News on Friday afternoon. 

Police have not shared information about a suspect or motive at this time.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana anonymously at 317-262-TIPS.

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