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Bicyclist killed after hit-and-run near airport

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that hit and killed a bicyclist near the airport. Police have now identified the victim in the fatal hit-and-run.

IMPD said 51-year-old Chris Hamilton was riding a three-wheeled bike after being hit by a vehicle in the 5000 block of W. Troy Avenue around 6 a.m. Hamilton was pronounced dead on the scene

He was “likely struck last night,” police said in a tweet Friday morning.

IMPD said there are currently no witnesses, no suspects, no vehicle description and no debris from a possible vehicle.

IMPD asks that you reach out if you noticed a blue, three-wheeled bicycle in this area on Thursday night.

The family has set up a GoFundMe in Hamilton’s name, which you can visit here.