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Man arrested in deadly shooting on Indy's east side

Police said the shooting happened Thursday around noon in the 3400 block of North Grant Avenue, near East 34th Street and North Sherman Drive.

INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD arrested a man in connection to a deadly shooting that happened Thursday afternoon on the city's east side.

Police responded to a report of a person shot in the 3400 block of North Grant Avenue, near East 34th Street and North Sherman Drive, around noon.

A woman was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and later died. The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 40-year-old Eria Luberta Bankhead.

Police said as they responded to the scene, officers were able to identify a car that left after the shooting. Police said they found the car in the 2300 block of Martin Luther Lane, near 25th Street and Hillside Avenue. A man, later identified as Lee-Anthony Hubbard, in the car had been shot and was taken to the hospital in stable condition.

Police said they believe Bankhead and Hubbard knew each other and there is no threat to the community.

During an investigation, detectives were able to identify Hubbard as a suspect in the incident. He was then arrested without further incident for murder.

Anyone with information about the shooting can call Det. Michael Condon at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or email him at Michael.Condon@indy.gov. People can also call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.

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