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2 shot, 1 dead on west side

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — One person was killed and another wounded in a shooting Friday night on the west side of Indianapolis, according to IMPD.

Officers were called to the 400 block of N. Exeter Avenue around 11 p.m on reports of a burglary in progress.

According to IMPD, while responding to the call it was soon updated to a person shot.  After arriving on scene, officers discovered the door of the residence open.

As officers were conducting a welfare check, a man suffering from a gunshot wound was located. Soon after finding that first individual, another man with a gunshot wound was also discovered.

One of the two men found shot in the leg was transported to the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital in serious condition.  The other man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation into the fatal shooting remains under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS.

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