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Updated · WISH TV Indianapolis, IN · Jun 15
Brandon Warfield, 29, Dies After Indianapolis Shooting as Homicide Detectives Investigate
Updated
Updated · WISH TV Indianapolis, IN · Jun 15

Brandon Warfield, 29, Dies After Indianapolis Shooting as Homicide Detectives Investigate

1 articles · Updated · WISH TV Indianapolis, IN · Jun 15

Summary

  • Indianapolis police said 29-year-old Brandon Warfield died at a hospital after being shot Friday night, turning the case over to homicide detectives.
  • Officers were sent just before 10:20 p.m. to the 1600 block of South State Avenue, a residential area southeast of downtown near East Minnesota Street.
  • IMPD said it was not immediately clear what led to the shooting, whether a suspect was being sought, or whether the area was safe.
  • Detectives asked anyone with information to contact Det. Michael Wright at the IMPD Homicide Office or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana.

Insights

Brandon Warfield's death fits a tragic statistic. What is being done to break this deadly cycle for Black men in Indianapolis?
As Indianapolis's homicide rate falls, why do its neighborhoods remain more dangerous than 97% of US cities?