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12-year-old boy killed in hit-and-run on west side; no suspects arrested

Family of 12-year-old fatally struck on Indy’s west side demands answers

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A 12-year-old boy died Friday morning in a hit-and-run on Indianapolis’ west side, online police reports confirm.

The Marion County Coroner’s Office identified the boy Monday morning as Monterious Crowe.

Police reports show that Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were dispatched to the 500 block of North Elder Avenue on the west side around 9 a.m. on a report of a person down in an alley.

That’s in a residential area off West Michigan Street near Haughville.

Officers located Crowe, who was taken to a hospital with trauma injuries from being hit by a vehicle. He was pronounced dead by medical staff.

The report did not provide any information on a suspect vehicle or what led up to the incident.

Anyone with information was asked to contact Det. Eric Snow at the IMPD Crash Investigations Office at 317-327-6549 or email him at eric.snow@indy.gov.  

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