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Man found dead with gunshot wound on Indianapolis' east side; homicide investigation underway

Officers responded for a death investigation near East 34th Street and Emerson Avenue Monday afternoon.
Credit: WTHR

INDIANAPOLIS — Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was found dead with a gunshot wound on Indianapolis' east side Monday afternoon.

Shortly before 3:30 p.m. Sept. 30, IMPD officers responded to the 3400 block of North Leland Avenue, near East 34th Street and Emerson Avenue, for a death investigation. There they found a man "in a decomposed state," a department spokesperson said in a statement.

The man was later found to have an apparent gunshot wound/s. 

Police have not shared any additional information on the circumstances of the man's death.

The Marion County Coroner's Office will identify the man once family has been notified.

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

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

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