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IMPD: 2 killed, 1 injured in shooting near Brookside Park

A teenage victim is hospitalized in critical condition, police said.

INDIANAPOLIS — Two women were killed and another was injured in a shooting on Indianapolis' near east side Friday morning, police said.

Around 4 a.m., IMPD officers in the area of Brookside Park heard shots fired. Shortly after, a call came in for a report of a person shot in the 3500 block of Brookside Parkway South Drive, just south of the park.

Police found three victims. One woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Another woman was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, where she was pronounced dead.

Police identified the deceased as 33-year-old Jessica Nicole Cruz and 18-year-old Jersey Castner.

A male, believed to be a teenager, was taken to another Indianapolis hospital in critical condition.

Detectives believe the shooting was a not a random act, IMPD Sgt. Genae Cook said. A preliminary investigation leads them to believe more than one person broke into the home. All three victims were inside the home at the time of the shooting, and shots were fired from both inside and outside of the home, Cook said.

Several children were inside the home at the time shots were fired but were not injured, police said.

No suspect information was available early Friday.

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

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

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