INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD is investigating after a bicyclist was hit and killed by a car that left the scene Saturday night on the city's east side.
Around 11:30 p.m. on July 15, police responded to a report of a person struck near the intersection of East 34th Street and Leland Avenue, near Emerson Avenue.
Officers arrived and found a man in the street. Preliminarily, officers believe the man was riding a bike eastbound when he was hit by a car that was also also going eastbound and didn't stay at the scene.
Medics took the victim to a hospital in critical condition, but he later died from his injuries.
The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 47-year-old Christopher Rafael Whitley.
Police have not released information about a suspect or suspect vehicle at this time.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.