Arrest Made in July Fatal Shooting on Indy's Near Northeast Side

Arrest Made in July Fatal Shooting on Indy’s Near Northeast Side

IMPD said Keith Lewis was taken into custody on Monday in connection with the murder of Christopher Hutchinson on July 5.

INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD has arrested a man who they believe is connected to a homicide that happened on the near northeast side of Indianapolis the day after the Fourth of July.

On Monday, detectives from the Violent Crime Unit (VCU), IMPD Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), the Southeast District Violence Reduction Team (VRT) and Violent Crime Task Force (VCTF) arrested 27-year-old Keith Lewis.

A close-up portrait of a man with dreadlocks and facial tattoos, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression. — Keith Lewis (Source: IMPD)

On Sunday, July 5, 2026, at around 3:00 a.m., IMPD North District officers were sent to the 2500 block of Brouse Avenue on a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot.

The man, later identified as 46-year-old Christopher Hutchinson, was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Unfortunately, he later died there.