Man found shot dead in UHaul truck on East Washington Street
Apr 03, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A man was killed Thursday in a shooting on the city’s near-east side, Indianapolis police say.
Medics and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department was called at 7:29 p.m. Thursday to a report of a person shot and a gunshot scene in the 2000 block of East Washingto
n Street. That’s in an area with homes and industries next to Willard Park, between State Avenue and Rural Street, on the city’s near-east side.
Officers arrived to the the scene and found a man inside a U-Haul truck with gunshot wound injuries. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators believe this was a targeted attack.
The 911 caller told investigators they saw two male suspects running from the scene after the initial gunshots.
Officers did not immediately provide any information on the two male suspects or motives for this incident. They are searching for doorbell ring footage and eyewitnesses.
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