INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD is investigating after a man was killed in a shooting on Indianapolis' near southwest side Thursday evening.
The shooting was reported shortly after 5 p.m. July 18 in the 1800 block of West Morris Street, a few blocks west of South Harding Street.
Responding officers located a man who had been shot. He was taken in critical condition to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the deceased as 20-year-old Edgerrin James Michael Hoover.
"At this time, officers have not taken a suspect into custody, nor has anyone been detained regarding this case," an IMPD spokesperson said in a statement.
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No additional information on the circumstances of the shooting has been shared by police.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Det. Matthew Melkey at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or email Matthew.Melkey@indy.gov.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.