IMPD investigates second double homicide within 24 hours after shooting on Indy north side
Butler-Tarkington residents walked out of their homes Sunday morning to discover that two people had been shot dead on their street at some point overnight.
Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were called out to the 4300 block of Cornelius Avenue on the north side shortly before 8 a.m. on June 29.
When police arrived, they found two men lying dead on the ground with gunshot wounds, according to IMPD's Public Information Officer, William Young.
This is the second double homicide in Indianapolis within 24 hours.
Emergency medical personnel responded and pronounced the two men at the scene.
It's currently unclear what may have led up to the shooting, whether the two men lived in the neighborhood or how long they had been dead.
"This came out as an investigation, it didn't come out as a person shot, where we have folks who were here when it happened, so we don't know much yet," Young said.
"We hope folks will come out and share any information that they have with us."
As of now, police do not have a suspect in custody, Young said.
Many neighbors gathered at the scene said that they had heard a lot of activity in the area at about 2 a.m. and called police at the time. Neighbors said they heard yelling and several cars racing out of the neighborhood.
Over the past 24 hours, police have investigated multiple shootings across the city.
"It's been a busy weekend for our metro officers," Young said. "We want folks to remember the importance of conflict resolution. We have to practice it; whenever there is a conflict, you should not resort to gun violence."
This will be the second shooting within 24 hours that has left two people dead. On June 29, police responded to a shooting at Carriage House East Apartments shortly before 9 a.m., where officers found multiple people shot.
Two people were transported to the hospital, IMPD said, where one died. A third person was found at the scene, pronounced dead.
Contact IndyStar reporter Noe Padilla at npadilla@indystar.com, follow him on X @1NoePadilla or on Bluesky @noepadilla.bsky.social.
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