Indianapolis man dead after east-side shooting

Update: The Marion County Coroner's Office on Friday identified the man shot and killed on Aug. 7 as 22-year-old Deion Matthews.

Original story: Indianapolis police are investigating after a man was shot on the city's east side Friday and later died in the hospital.

Just after 11:20 a.m. on Friday, officers were dispatched to an apartment in the 1000 block of Hosbrook Street, where they found a man with gunshot wounds.

The man was transported to an area hospital in critical condition. He died of his injuries shortly after arrival.

An investigation is ongoing, and the exact cause of death is not yet known. Police said the man's identity will be released once family has been notified.

Police are asking anyone with information on this incident to contact IMPD's Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.

Contact IndyStar Pulliam Fellow Madison O’Connor at mfoconnor@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @madisonoconn.