INDIANAPOLIS — Metro police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead on the northwest side of Indianapolis.
Officers were at Pike Township Fire Station 61 on West 71st Street near Georgetown Road when they heard gunshots that seemed to come from the Marathon gas station next door. There was also a report of an accident nearby.
The officers responded to the scene of the accident, where a car had struck a house, and found the adult male victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
The victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition but later died from his injuries.
The Marion County Coroner's Office identified him as 31-year-old Ryan Thomas.
Police believe the shooting took place at the gas station, then Thomas' car traveled across the street where it hit the home.
Police said they were questioning a person of interest in the shooting Tuesday night.