INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD made an arrest after a man was killed in a shooting on the far east side of Indianapolis late Thursday.
According to IMPD, officers responded to a report of a person shot in the 9900 block of East 38th Street just before 11 p.m. and found a victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. The victim was later pronounced dead.
The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the deceased as 32-year-old Desmond J. Banks.
IMPD detectives detained, then arrested 41-year old Darius Butts for his alleged involvement in the shooting.
Butts was arrested on a preliminary charge of murder. The Marion County Prosecutors Office will review the case and make a final charging decision.
The location of the police run is a Marathon gas station at the corner of East 38th Street and North Mitthoeffer Road.
Anyone with information about this incident should contact Detective Gary Toms at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or email him at Gary.Toms@Indy.Gov.