1 dead, 1 seriously injured in shooting near North Mitthoefer Road

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – A man is dead and a woman is critically injured in a shooting on the city’s far east side Thursday, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

At approximately 6:56 p.m. Thursday, IMPD officers were dispatched to the 2900 block of North Mitthoefer Road on a report that a person had been shot. When officers arrived, they found a man and a woman at the scene, both suffering from gunshot wounds. The man was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman was reportedly in critical condition.

According to investigators, the man and woman began arguing around 3 p.m. Thursday, which led to the shooting. Investigators believe the man shot himself. No further information was released.

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