Arrest made, IMPD searching river for weapon used in homicide

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Metro Police said they have their suspect in a deadly weekend homicide, but they don't have the weapon used in the crime.

Just before 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon Indianapolis Fire Department Divers searched part of the White River in the 26-hundred block of South Harding Street. Crews were called by IMPD detectives to recover a weapon they say was used to kill an Indianapolis man.

A detective on the scene told 24 Hour News 8 the weapon was used in a weekend homicide on Hervey Street.

Early Sunday morning, just before 4 o'clock, metro police say three people returned home from a local bar when someone started shooting at them.

27 year-old Matthew Hayes died in the shooting. Monday, investigators arrested 24 year-old John McDonough in the case.

24 Hour News 8 learned McDonough told detectives he tossed the weapon used in the crime in the White River. Dive members dredged the bottom of the White River for several hours.
They didn't find the gun they were looking for, but they did find this one.

The detective on the scene said it was an "old gun" that may or may not have been used in a crime. The detective said they will be doing testing on the gun for evidence.

As for the Hervey street investigation, the search came up empty.

John McDonough was arrested on a preliminary charged of murder. Police said the shooting was the culmination of an ongoing dispute between the two men.