Man dies after found shot at smoke shop on south side

by: Michaela Springer and Gregg Montgomery

Posted: Apr 25, 2023 / 06:51 PM EST / Updated: Apr 26, 2023 / 09:39 AM EST

UPDATE: The man who died Tuesday after being found shot at a smoke shop on the city’s south side was identified as 32-year-old Joseph Potts, the Marion County Coroner’s Office said Wednesday.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A man died after being found shot at a smoke shop on the Indianapolis south side, police said Tuesday.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department went to a report of shots fired around 6:24 p.m. Tuesday at 20 Past 4 & More, 3433 Madison Ave. That’s just north of East Sumner Avenue.

Police at the scene say the body was found at the entrance to the smoke shop. Investigators were unsure whether the shooting happened inside or outside the smoke shop.

The man’s identity was not immediately avaialble.

Police were talking with a person of interest.

IMPD did not immediately know the motive for the shooting.