INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD is investigating after three men were found dead in a car that was parked in an Indianapolis Public Schools lot Monday morning on the city's northwest side.
Police found three adult males dead at the 6100 block of Gateway Drive, near 38th Street and North High School Road, around 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 14. The car was parked outside Jonathan Jennings School 109, which is an elementary school.
Tuesday morning, the Marion County Coroner's Office identified one of the men found dead in the car as 28-year-old Josue Alexander Lezama Vargas.
Wednesday morning, the coroner's office identified the other two men as 28-year-old Josue Alexander Lezama Vargas and 31-year-old Deyvir Bayron Serrano Rivera. The cause and manner of death for both men was listed as pending.
Police confirmed another male in the car was taken to a hospital but did not share an update on his condition.
Police said there were no obvious signs of trauma.
On Tuesday, detectives said the deaths are suspected to be the result of overdoses. The investigation is ongoing, pending a determination on what caused the deaths by the coroner's office.
An IPS spokesperson shared the following statement:
"Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) is aware of an incident this morning outside of Jonathan Jennings School 109. A car, with several deceased people and one intoxicated person inside, was parked on a lot at the school. Buses to school were rerouted to avoid the scene. IMPD and IPS Police are on the scene and investigating.
Students at the school are safe. IPS will continue to keep the safety of all students at the forefront of their educational experience."