INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD detectives are investigating after a man with multiple gunshot wounds was found dead inside a car on Indianapolis' near east side Thursday morning.
Officers responded to the 300 block of Villa Avenue, near Southeastern Avenue and South State Avenue, around 6:30 a.m. for a report of a non-responsive person.
Police located a man in the driver's seat of a car with multiple gunshot wounds. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.
The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 28-year-old Neftaly Jaime Gaytan.
An IMPD spokesperson said it's believed the shooting occurred at some point overnight.
Detectives are working to find information on a silver Ford Focus with a license plate from Chihuahua, Mexico, which was found at the scene, police said.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Detective Ron Sayles at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or email Ronald.Sayles@indy.gov.
Tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.