IMPD Investigates Murder in Castleton Shooting – Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana traffic

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis police say a September shooting that resulted in the death of a teenager was a homicide.

In a news release Wednesday, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said that when officers responded to the shooting in Castleton on Sept. 19, they believed it was self-inflicted.

IMPD North District officers were dispatched to a home on Ivywood Circle near the intersection of 75th Street and Binford Boulevard around 7:45 p.m.

Officers entered the home and found a juvenile male who had been shot. The victim was awake and breathing when taken to a local hospital, but later died from his injuries.

According to IMPD, based on information at the scene, investigators believed the shooting was self-inflicted. However, further investigation revealed that someone else was responsible.

According to the department, homicide investigators have spoken with a “person of interest” and will work with prosecutors on a charging decision.

A police report obtained by News 8 shows a 16-year-old male was taken into custody on drug and firearm possession charges the night of the shooting. However, it is unclear whether he is IMPD’s “person of interest.”

The Marion County Coroner’s Office will release the victim’s name at a later date.

Anyone with information should call the IMPD Homicide Unit or contact Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS.