1 killed in west side shooting
UPDATE: The woman killed in a shooting on Indy’s west side Saturday afternoon has been identified as 19-year-old Samantha Lucas, the Marion County Coroner’s Office said Monday.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A woman was killed in a shooting on the city’s west side Saturday afternoon, police say.
Just after 12:00 p.m. Saturday, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department responded to the 700 block of North Concord Street on a report of a person shot. That is a residential area off 10th Street on the west side.
After arriving to the scene, officers located a woman with gunshot wounds. The woman was taken to a local hospital by emergency services, but she was pronounced dead shortly after arriving.
IMPD detectives responded to the scene to begin an investigation. The Marion County Coroner’s Office will be assisting and will determine the cause of death. The MCCO will release the woman’s name after her family has been notified.
Investigators have not released information on any suspects.
IMPD asked that anyone with information about this incident should contact Detective Jeremy Ingram at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or e-mail him at Jeremy.Ingram@indy.gov
News 8’s Jay Adkins contributed to this story
