Shooting kills juvenile on near northeast side of Indianapolis

Juvenile dies in north side shooting

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A juvenile was shot and killed early Sunday morning on the near northeast side of Indianapolis.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officers were called at 2:43 a.m. to a shooting at The Grounds, an apartment complex near Central Avenue and 22nd Street.

One juvenile male was found shot in an apartment on the fourth floor; police say he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Marion County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 17-year-old Xavieon Whitlow.

Investigators say there was a party at the location before the shooting happened.

Anyone with information into this shooting is asked to call IMPD Detective James Hurt at 317-327-3475 or email him at James.Hurt@indy.gov.

This story has been updated with new information from the Marion County Coroner’s Office.

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