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IMPD investigating deadly shooting on Indy's east side

Officers responded to a gas station near the intersection of East 38th Street and North Franklin Road shortly before 3 a.m. Monday.

INDIANAPOLIS — One person was killed in a shooting on the east side of Indianapolis early Monday morning.

The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the man as 35-year-old Edward Weaver.

Officers responded to a gas station in the 7900 block of East 38th Street, near North Franklin Road, shortly before 3 a.m. on a report of a person shot.

There they located Weaver in a car that had crashed. He was taken in critical condition to a local hospital, where he died.

A woman in the car sustained minor injuries from the crash and was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.

An IMPD spokesperson said police are trying to determine where the shooting occurred. Police do not believe there is an ongoing threat to the public.

IMPD homicide detectives are investigating the incident. 

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Detective Gary Toms at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or email him at Gary.Toms@indy.gov. Information can also be shared anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS.

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