INDIANAPOLIS — Metro Police said Wednesday a woman's death late last year is now being investigated as a homicide.
At around 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 9, 2020, officers were called to the 2500 block of English Avenue. When police arrived, they found an unresponsive adult female. The woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition and died on Oct. 19.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021, the coroner's office ruled the death a homicide.
The coroner's office later identified the victim as 31-year-old Brittany Burns and said she died of trauma including asphyxia and blunt force injuries.
If you have information about the incident, call the IMPD Homicide Office at (317) 327-3475 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at (317) 262-TIPS. Anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers can result in a $1,000 reward.
