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IMPD investigating after 38-year-old woman found dead with trauma on Indy's east side

Officers responded to the 3300 block of North Shadeland Avenue, near East 34th Street, around 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD is investigating after a body was found on Indy's east side Sunday afternoon.

According to an IMPD spokesperson, around 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 4, officers were called to the 3300 block of North Shadeland Avenue, near 34th Street, on a death investigation. When officers arrived, they found a female with traumatic injuries. She was pronounced dead at the scene. 

On Monday, Aug. 5, the Marion County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 38-year-old Yolanda Renee Shields and said her death had been ruled a homicide.

According to Google Maps, the building is home to Atlas Restaurant Supply.

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IMPD squad cars park outside a building in the 3300 block of Shadeland Avenue after a body was found, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024.

"Detectives are still working to determine the circumstances of this incident, and no arrests have been made at this time," an IMPD spokesperson said in a statement Monday morning.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Det. Jose Torres at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or email Jose.Torres@indy.gov. 

Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.

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