INDIANAPOLIS — One person was killed and another was wounded in a shooting Thursday evening on the west side of Indianapolis.
A third person was injured in the incident, but was not shot, police said.
Officers were called to the 500 block of Lynn Street, near West Michigan Street, on a report of a person shot just before 7 p.m. Aug. 17. Upon arrival, officers found two men who had apparently been shot.
One of the men died at the scene. The other was taken to the hospital in serious condition.
On Friday, Aug. 18, the Marion County Coroner's Office identified the man who died as 23-year-old Dantavis Anthony Hayden.
Police have not yet identified the victim of the shooting, but his grandmother told 13News at the scene the victim leaves behind siblings.
"He loved his sisters. He took care of his sisters. He did everything he could for his sisters. He loved his sisters, and they will truly miss him,” Carolyn King said.
Around the same time, officers received another report of a person shot a short distance to the west, in the 2300 block of West Michigan Street. First responders found a man at that scene who was suffering from traumatic injuries, but it was determined he had not been shot.
He was also transported to the hospital, where his condition was described as stable.
"I wish we could just stop the violence and have peace in the streets. It’s not right. So many hearts are being broken. We are just tired of all the senseless killing and the drama," King said.
According to IMPD, there is no immediate threat to the public in the area and the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call IMPD Homicide Det. Colten Smith at 317-327-3475 or contact him by email at Colten.Smith@indy.gov. Tips can be made anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS.
(Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify that only two people were shot.)