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1 dead after shooting in restaurant parking lot

A shooting in the parking lot of an Indianapolis restaurant left one man dead overnight, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said. (WISH Photo/Chase Sarten)

UPDATE: Jamar Myers, 28, has been charged with murder in this case and on Aug. 23 remained in the Marion County Jail, according to court and jail records.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A man has died and police are searching for a suspect after a shooting in a restaurant parking lot overnight, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said.

The shooting happened in the parking lot of Big Dan’s located at 5925 Massachusetts Ave. just after 2 a.m.

Police say a fight that started inside the restaurant led to the shooting in the parking lot.

The victim has since been identified as 32-year-old Joseph Aikens.

If you have information about the shooting you are asked to call the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475.

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