INDIANAPOLIS — Detectives are conducting a homicide investigation nearly a month after a man's body was found in a southeast Indianapolis apartment.
Officers were dispatched to the apartment on Shadow Ridge Lane, near Franklin Road and Interstate 74, around 6 p.m. on Nov. 14. They arrived to find a deceased man whose body was in advanced stages of decomposition.
IMPD homicide detectives and the Marion County Coroner's Office conducted an investigation and determined on Dec. 7 that the man died by homicide.
Investigators have not released the name of the victim, but said they believe the person responsible for the alleged homicide is a relative of the man.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call IMPD Det. Anthony Johnson at 317-327-3475 or email him at Anthony.Johnson@indy.gov.
Anonymous tips can be made by calling Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS, via the mobile P3tips app or online at www.crimetips.org.
The Marion County Prosecutor's Office will make a final decision on charges in the case.