INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD homicide detectives are now investigating after a near north side assault victim died nearly one week later.
The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the dead man as 44-year-old Michael Wayne Boyer.
Around 1 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, officers responded to the intersection of West 22nd and North Illinois streets for a report of a person assaulted. There they located Boyer, who was unconscious.
Medics at the scene believed Boyer was unconscious due to intoxication and he was taken to IU Health-Methodist Hospital, near where he was found.
Later in the day, officers responded to the hospital after medical staff found multiple injuries on the man's body.
Aggravated Assault detectives began an investigation, during which a man claimed responsibility for Boyer's injuries. That man was questioned, then released as the investigation continued, IMPD said.
On Sunday, Feb. 26, Boyer died and homicide detectives took over the investigation.
The coroner's office did not share Boyer's cause of death when they shared his name.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Detective David Miller at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or email David.Miller2@indy.gov.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.