Police Investigate Multiple Fatal Shootings on Indy’s East Side
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INDIANAPOLIS — Police are investigating multiple shootings in Indianapolis from Thursday night and Friday morning.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said that at around 9:20 p.m. Thursday, East District officers were sent to the 20 block of Hendricks Place. Once there, they found a woman in a car who had been shot. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The woman killed has since been identified as 29-year-old Alonna Steen.
Police did detain a man at the scene and later arrested him on a preliminary charge of murder. Jail records indicate that 27-year-old Taylor Boyd was arrested in the killing of his girlfriend.
Just a few minutes later, IMPD officers responded to the 4200 block of N Franklin Road on the far east side of Indianapolis on a report of a person shot. When officers arrived, they found a man with gunshot wounds.
The victim was taken by EMS to an area hospital in critical condition. Unfortunately, 19-year-old Keith Castile Junior died shortly after arriving at the hospital.
A person was detained on scene and later released pending further investigation.
Then, at around 9 a.m. Friday, IMPD East District officers were called to the 1000 block of N Ewing Street for another shooting incident.
When officers arrived, they located a woman with injuries consistent with a gunshot wound. Detectives are investigating the possibility of a suicide.
Two people were detained on scene by IMPD, but it’s unclear what their involvement was in the shooting.
Detectives were at each of the shooting scenes. The Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic Services Agency assisted in identifying and collecting potential forensic evidence.
The Marion County Coroner’s Office will release the names of the victims killed once proper next-of-kin are notified. They will also determine the exact manner and cause of death for those killed.
