KOKOMO, Ind. (WTHR) – Police in Kokomo have made an arrest following a death investigation Friday afternoon.
According to Kokomo police, officers were called to the 400 block of North Purdum Street neat East Jefferson Streetaround 5 p.m. for reports of shots fired and a man down in the roadway.
When officers arrived on scene, they found an adult male lying in the street with several gunshot wounds. The male, later identified as 43-year-old Dennis J. Vincent of Kokomo, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Sturday, Kokomo police announced the arrest 26-year-old William A. Mealer for murder.
Police say Mealer was located in Logansport and transported to the Howard County Criminal Justice Center.
This case remains active for investigation.
Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Captain Mike Banush at (765) 456-7278 or the Kokomo Police Department Hotline at (765) 456-7017. You may qualify for a cash reward by calling Central Indiana Crime Stoppers at 1-800-262-TIPS with your anonymous tip.
If police determine the death is a homicide, it would be the city's fourth in four months.
