INDIANAPOLIS — Police are investigating a shooting that left two people dead on the east side of Indianapolis late Wednesday.
Officers responded to a report of a person shot in the 2600 block of Hillside Avenue, near 26th Street and Keystone Avenue, around 11 p.m. Wednesday. When they arrived, they found two men with apparent gunshot wounds.
One of the victims, 18-year-old Michael Rollins Jr., was pronounced dead at the scene.
The second victim, Michael Rollins Sr.,39, was taken to IU Health-Methodist hospital in critical condition, but died from his injures later Thursday, police said.
Police told 13News there was a gathering of people outside just before the shooting, but it's not clear what led to the gunfire.
Preliminary information leads investigators to believe there is no known threat to the public at this time, IMPD said.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Detective Gary Toms at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or email Gary.Toms@indy.gov. Tips can also be made anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.