INDIANAPOLIS — Police are investigating a fatal shooting on the near north side of Indianapolis.
IMPD officers found a man, identified by the Marion County Coroner's Office as 18-year-old Jamar Ward, dead of an apparent gunshot wound in the middle of Broadway Street, near East 30th Street and North College Avenue, around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Police had received several reports of shots fired and said there are numerous shell casings around the crime scene.
"Heard something, didn't really sound like... it sounded like fireworks, didn't sound like shots. It definitely perked me up and I didn't really think any of it, then I started hearing screaming," said a man who lives near the shooting scene. "I'm a new homeowner here, so it's kind of like, overwhelming. It's really sad."
Homicide detectives responded to begin an investigation.
Police have not shared any additional information about a possible motive or suspect in the shooting.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Detective Christopher Winter at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or Christopher.Winter@indy.gov.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.