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Woman dies after shooting Friday evening in Indianapolis

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Posted at 7:59 PM, May 22, 2020
and last updated 2020-05-26 00:01:39-04

INDIANAPOLIS — A woman died Saturday after a shooting Friday evening on the northeast side of Indianapolis.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers are investigating after a woman suffering from at least one apparent gunshot wound was found around 7:30 p.m. Friday in the 3400 block of North Keystone Avenue, IMPD Sgt. Grace Sibley said in an email.

The woman was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, Sibley said.

Ashayla Spearmon, 19, died Saturday, Marion County Chief Deputy Coroner Alfie McGinty said in an email.

Detectives were looking at three possible crime scenes to find out where she was shot, IMPD Capt. Rebecca Lake said.

It was later determined the incident happened in the 3500 block of East 38th Street, Sibley said.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call IMPD homicide detectives at 317-327-3475 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS (8477).