Man, 24, dies after Eastside shooting
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police are investigating a shooting Friday that killed a 24-year-old Indianapolis man who had been setting off fireworks near his Eastside apartment.
Marquis Lynn Hawkins, Indianapolis, was pronounced dead shortly after 11 p.m. Friday at Wishard Memorial Hospital.
Hawkins was taken to the hospital after he was found on the ground about 10:30 p.m. with a gunshot wound at the Hearts Landing Apartments, 6423 Stouffer Court.
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Police are looking for a male suspect seen running from the area with a handgun after the shooting.
Before the shooting, police said Hawkins and his girlfriend had been setting off fireworks.
Hawkins apparently left the area to buy more fireworks, and his girlfriend returned to the apartment. When she came back out to check on him, the woman found the wounded Hawkins lying on the ground.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers at (317) 262-TIPS.
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