A man who died overnight in Eskanazi Hospital may have been implicated in an earlier fight at the Lava Lounge in Broad Ripple.
INDIANAPOLIS – A man believed to have been shot dead during a nighttime fight in Broad Ripple died in hospital early Thursday morning, according to IMPD.
Authorities have not identified the man who died after showing up at Eskenazi Hospital with gunshot wounds.
Just before 2 a.m., Downtown District officials were investigating the shooting when they were called to the hospital. They soon learned that the incident might have occurred near the Broad Ripple area, but were unable to locate a crime scene.
After the victim died in the hospital, Homicide investigators began investigating the shooting possibly related to a brawl that took place shortly after 1 a.m. in the Lava Lounge on 6308 Guilford Ave.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Detective Christopher Winter of the IMPD Homicide Bureau at 317.327.3475 or email him at Christopher.Winter@indy.gov. Anonymous tips can be left at Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317.262.8477 or (TIPS).
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