Fri. May 17th, 2024

Police in Indiana are investigating after a 15-year-old boy was fatally shot early Tuesday morning in Indianapolis.

Officers found the boy wounded while responding to the 6400 block of Meadowlark Drive for a report of a person shot, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

That location is near North Arlington Avenue and 42nd Street in the Devington neighborhood.

The teen was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after 2 a.m., according to IMPD Capt. Don Weilhammer.

The Marion County Coroner later identified the teen as 15-year-old Sadayreon Edwards.

Police say they are still working to identify suspects in the shooting.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective James Hurt at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or email James.Hurt@indy.gov. Tips can also be made anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.

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