42-year-old man fatally shot in Kokomo

KOKOMO, Ind. (WISH) — A man is dead following a Wednesday morning shooting in Kokomo, according to the Kokomo Police Department.

Police said officers were called to a reported shooting just after midnight Tuesday in the 800 block of East Elm Street.

Once on the scene, officers found the man, later identified as 42-year-old Sharman Pearson II, with several gunshot wounds.

Pearson was transported to a nearby hospital, where he died.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Kokomo Police Department at 765-456-7017.