INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD homicide detectives are investigating after a man with a gunshot wound was found dead in a retention pond on Indianapolis' west side Sunday morning. Police believe the man is the suspect in a nearby shots fired incident the day before.
Around 10:30 a.m., first responders were called to the 1500 block of Hillcot Lane, near West Morris Street and Bridgeport Road, for a report of a body spotted in a pond.
IFD crews and IMPD officers located an unresponsive man in the pond, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The man had an apparent gunshot wound, police said.
The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the man as 42-year-old James Moore III.
Homicide detectives responded to begin an investigation and believe the man is the suspect in a shots fired incident at a nearby home Saturday morning, IMPD said.
Around 4 a.m. on July 22, officers responded to a report of shots fired at a nearby house and learned of a disturbance between the homeowner and a person described by IMPD as a "known male suspect" in which shots were fired.
The suspect in that incident ran from the scene and was not located, and aggravated assault detectives found evidence the suspect may have been shot there. The suspect's car was found near the scene, but detectives were not able to find them, using a drone in the search.
Police have not released any additional information on the circumstances of the shots fired incident.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Detective Christopher Edwards at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or email Christopher.Edwards@indy.gov.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.