INDIANAPOLIS — UPDATE: IMPD reduces number shot on northeast side from five to four.
IMPD is investigating a shooting Sunday morning with four confirmed victims in the area of 42nd Street and Franklin Road. Originally, police reported five people were shot, but that number was reduced by early Sunday afternoon.
Two men and two women were shot.
Lawrence Police officers were first called to the area at 5:15 a.m. after a report of shots fired and located the victims.
IMPD Aggravated Assault detectives took over the case, and shared some information early Sunday afternoon, but have not shared what led to the shooting.
Three of the victims were found in a car that was stopped in the street near the intersection. A fourth was found inside a nearby business. The car had multiple bullet holes in the passenger side and windshield.
Ballistic cones marking shell casings were placed on the ground near the car.
The four victims were taken to local hospitals. An IMPD incident update said three were conscious and stable when they left in ambulances, including the two females.
The fifth person in the car was originally believed to be shot, but was found to be injured by debris in the car, according to an IMPD spokesperson.
One of the men was described as critical when he was taken from the scene. He was upgraded to serious but stable early Sunday afternoon, according to IMPD.
Police have not shared any other identifying information about the victims or their roles in the incident.
The intersection of 42nd Street and Franklin Road was closed for the investigation, but reopened shortly before 7:30 a.m.
Anyone with information about the shooting should contact the IMPD Aggravated Assault Office at 317-327-3475. Anonymous tips can be left with Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317.262.8477 or (TIPS).
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