LAWRENCE, Ind. — A man is dead after a shooting at a Waffle House in Lawrence Thursday morning.
The incident happened just before 3 a.m. in the 7200 block of Pendleton Pike. Police were first called on a report of an alarm going off, but then got calls of shots fired in the area.
Police arrived and found a man, identifed as Robert Howard Jr, 22, suffering from at least one gunshot wound in the parking lot. Police said he died from his injuries.
According to police, the incident occurred outside the restaurant in the parking lot and was not believed to be a random act.
The building alarm was activated because of the disturbance, and investigators believe no attempted robbery took place.
Police have not yet arrested any suspects in the shooting and continue to investigate.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.