IMPD makes quick arrest after Thursday night shooting
Police lights flash on top of an IMPD patrol car at a crime scene. A man who was shot and injured on the near north side on April 26, 2024, died from his injuries three days later. Indianapolis police are now investigating his death as homicide. (WISH Photo)
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A man responsible for a Thursday night shooting was in custody Friday morning, Indianapolis police said.
IU Health Methodist Hospital called Indianapolis police around 11:30 p.m. after a man with gunshot wounds arrived at the emergency room.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers opened an investigation and quickly identified 53-year-old Gerald Stokes as a possible suspect.
Stokes was arrested on preliminary charges of criminal recklessness, battery, battery with a deadly weapon, and possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon.
The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office will review the case and make a final charging decision.
A booking photo was not immediately available.
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