INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An Indianapolis man arrested for his role in a west side homicide on Saturday morning admitted to officers on camera to his wife’s murder.

The woman was identified by the Marion County Coroner’s Office as 26-year-old Amber Cooley.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department says officers were called to a home in the 3000 block of Skylar Drive around 7:15 a.m. on a report that someone had been shot. They later found the scene in the nearby 3000 block of Armory Drive.

That’s in a residential area off West 30th Street and North White River Parkway East Drive.

A probable cause affidavit obtained by News 8 says when IMPD arrived, they were greeted by Robert Cooley, 25, leaving the residence through an open garage door. Officers say they saw blood on his clothing.

Court documents say “Cooley saw the officers and said, ‘I did something bad. I need to go to jail.’” Robert was also heard on officers’ bodycam footage admitting, “I took my wife’s life.”

They went inside the home and found Amber suffering a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Robert was taken into custody outside of the home.

Detectives spoke with Robert’s brother, Garrett, who said Robert and Amber had been having ongoing problems and that they’d been arguing on Friday. Garrett told investigators that his brother was very upset, and around 7 a.m. Saturday, FaceTimed him to say, “I just killed Amber, bro.”

In an interview with officers, court documents say Robert admitted to beating then shooting his wife. He also told police he slit her throat with a razor blade that he hid in a shoe box.

Robert was then taken to the Marion County jail and was being held without bond. He faces a preliminary murder charge for Amber’s death.

Officer Tommy Thompson, a public information officer with IMPD, told News 8 at the scene, “We want to first and foremost say this family is going to be grieving. Again, we want to tell people not to turn to firearms if you’re having problems.”

Thompson said that IMPD chaplains and Department of Child Services workers were on the scene to assist with the family.

Help is available for victims of domestic violence. Below is a list of suggested resources on the Domestic Violence Network website:

Mental health resources

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Temperatures will be running nearly 10° above average for the next couple of days.

This morning:

We’re mainly clear overhead, but there are a few areas of fog that have developed, mainly in the northern and southeastern parts of the state. Fog is not likely to become a widespread issue, but it could be dense in some spots considering how much rain we had over the weekend.

Meanwhile, temperatures are running very warm, hovering into the low and mid-60s here this morning.

Monday:

We are really going to heat things up as we roll through your Monday afternoon. Temperatures will already be very close to 80° by around lunchtime and surge into the mid and upper 80s later this afternoon. Dew points into the 60s will make it feel a bit more uncomfortable this afternoon as well.

Monday night:

Clouds will slowly build as we head through the overnight hours. There is an outside shot for an isolated thunderstorm in the western portions of the state nearing daybreak. Overnight lows will hover into the mid-60s.

Tuesday:

Much of Tuesday will be dry, with mostly sunny skies. Again, it will be pretty warm and humid, with highs into the mid-80s. There’s also a chance for some isolated thunderstorms to develop with the heat of the afternoon.

Wednesday:

An upper-level disturbance will roll through on Wednesday along with a cold front, and that should bring widespread showers and thunderstorms to much of the state. Many areas will see anywhere from 1/4 to 1/2 inch of rainfall in the midweek.

High temperatures top out at around 80° on Wednesday afternoon.

8 day forecast:

We’re in for a cooldown as we head through the end of the week and into the weekend. There are some leftover showers on Thursday, but much of the day should be dry with highs near 80°. We’ll fall back into the mid-70s as we head into Friday and the start of the weekend on Saturday. The humidity will be much lower during this time frame as well. There is an outside chance for showers and thunderstorms to wrap up the weekend on Sunday, with highs near 80. It appears we’ll see another cooldown early next week, with highs in the mid-70s for Monday of next week.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis police are investigating after a person was killed on the northeast side of Indianapolis on Saturday night.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were working in the 6500 block of Allisonville Road when they heard gunfire ring out in the area.

Soon after, dispatch received calls reporting shots fired in the 6300 block of Brookline Drive.

Upon arrival, officers located a person who said she knew someone who had been shot but the victim’s whereabouts where unknown.

Police searched the area and located a man suffering from a gunshot injury in a wooded area behind an apartment building.

The victim was transported to a local hospital in critical condition, where he later died.

Shortly after, IMPD responded to Community North Hospital on reports of a walk-in person shot.

The 25-year-old victim was suffering from a gunshot injury and was determined to be involved in the shooting on Brookline Drive. He was arrested for his role in the incident.

IMPD located multiple firearms during the investigation of this shooting.

The name of the deceased will be released once his family has been notified.

Police are still investigating the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to contact IMPD at 317-327-3475 or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers at 317-262-8477 (TIPS).

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