NEW CASTLE, Ind. — One man is dead after an early morning shooting in New Castle on Jan. 2, 2024.
New Castle police said they received a call of a shooting at 12:37 a.m. Tuesday near 18th Street and D Avenue.
Police said the caller reported shooting a man after he came after them with a hatchet.
Medics transported the man to a local hospital, where he later died.
Police said it doesn’t appear the caller knew the man shot and killed.
No arrests have been made, and the case will now be reviewed by the Henry County prosecutor.
