INDIANAPOLIS — Police are investigating after a 40-year-old man was struck and killed on Indianapolis' west side early Saturday morning.
It happened around 12:30 a.m. Oct. 19 in the 5700 block of West Morris Street, which is near West Washington Street and Interstate 465.
When officers arrived, they found a man with traumatic injuries lying in the parking lot of a bar.
Medics arrived on scene and took the victim to a local hospital in critical condition. The victim was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 40-year-old Perry Banks.
IMPD said they learned the incident was an "intentional act" by the suspect, and the IMPD Homicide Unit was contacted to respond to the scene.
"It is believed a disturbance occurred at the establishment between two individuals that were known to one another," IMPD said.
Officers said the disturbance was broken up by people at the bar, and the suspect was asked to leave. While leaving the bar, the suspect entered their vehicle and, in what IMPD believes to be an "intentional act," drove an SUV into a crowd of people outside the bar and hit Banks. The suspect then drove away.
IMPD said detectives are continuing to conduct follow-up interviews, search the area for surveillance footage and ask the community for any information that may help with the investigation.
Anyone with additional information on the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.