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IMPD: 2 men killed in shooting outside south side YMCA

The shooting happened near the intersection of Shelby Street and East Stop 11 Road, just west of U.S. Highway 31 and Madison Avenue.

INDIANAPOLIS — Police say two men were killed in a shooting on the south side of Indianapolis on Saturday night. 

IMPD officers were called to a report of two people down behind the Arthur R. Baxter Branch of the YMCA , which is located near the intersection of Shelby Street and East Stop 11 Road, at around 8 p.m.

They arrived to find two men who had been shot. IMPD initially said at least one person was pronounced dead at the scene. Police later confirmed both men had died at the scene. 

On Monday, the Marion County Coroner's office identified the victims as Boi Nge, 18 and Thawng Ceu, 21 and confirmed both died of gunshot wounds.

Gunshot wound injuries

Detectives learned that a third man came to St. Francis hospital at 8111 S. Emerson Avenue seeking treatment after he was shot. Police said that man was in stable condition and investigators believe the incidents are related. 

Detectives do not believe there is any ongoing threat to the public.  

Anyone with information about the shootings should contact Detective Michael McWhorter at the IMPD homicide office at 317.327.3475 or e-mail him at Michael.McWhorter2@indy.gov. Anonymous tips can be shared by calling Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317.262.8477 or (TIPS).

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