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1 dead, 3 injured in shootings within an hour Tuesday evening in Indianapolis

The first happened on the east side at the intersection of East Washington Street and South Euclid Avenue.

INDIANAPOLIS — Three people were injured in two separate shootings that happened less than 10 minutes apart on Tuesday. And, less than an hour later, a fourth person who had been shot showed up at a northeast side hospital.

6 p.m.

The first happened just after 6 p.m. on the east side of Indianapolis at the intersection of East Washington Street and South Euclid Avenue, located between South Sherman Drive and Emerson Avenue. 

Officers arrived to find two people who had been shot. 

Police tell 13News two suspects fired shots at a car on Washington Street that had three adults and a child inside. The car tried to leave the scene, but crashed into another vehicle.

Aggravated assault detectives are investigating the shooting, but have not released the names of the victims or their medical conditions at this time.

6:10 p.m.

The second happened minutes later, around 6:10 p.m., on the near northeast side of the city.

Officers were called to a shooting in the 3700 block of Tacoma Avenue, near the intersection of North Keystone Avenue and 38th Street.

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Police investigate a shooting in the 3700 block of Tacoma Avenue in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022.

Officers arrived to find a man inside a vehicle who had been shot. The victim, later identified as 21-year-old Dwight Berryhill, was taken to the hospital in critical condition but was later pronounced dead by medical staff. 

Police said no arrests have been made as of Wednesday morning but believe there is no threat to the public at this time.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Detective Stephanie Herr at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or by email at Stephanie.Herr@indy.gov.

7 p.m.

Just before 7 p.m., a fourth person who had been shot showed up at Community Hospital North, located at 8075 Shadeland Ave. near 82nd Street. 

Police said the person was in stable condition. They have not provided further details about where the shooting originally happened or if it was related to the other shootings. 

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