Woman found dead with trauma near 34th, Shadeland Avenue
This story has been updated to include the name of the woman found dead.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A woman was found dead with wounds from trauma Sunday afternoon on the city’s east side, Indianapolis police say.
The Marion County Coroner’s Office identified the woman Monday morning as 38-year-old Yolanda Shields.
The computer-aided dispatch system says Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department was called just before 3:30 p.m. Sunday to a death investigation and “murder homicide” on the southeast corner of East 34th Street and Shadeland Avenue. That’s an area with businesses and industries.
Officer Drew Brown with IMPD’s public affairs unit says the death was believed to be an isolated incident, and the Marion County Coroner’s Office will determine a cause of death.
IMPD said Monday that no arrests have been made.
Anyone with information was asked to contact Det. Jose Torres at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana.
Crime resources
- Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana: 317-262-8477
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