‘Immediate community cooperation’ helps IMPD make homicide arrest

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis police on Tuesday cited “instant neighborhood cooperation” in serving to investigators arrest and cost one 20-year-old man with fatally taking pictures one other a day earlier at residences on town’s northwest aspect.

Brian Ward Jr. died within the taking pictures reported simply after 1 p.m. Monday within the 2500 block of Plaza Drive. That’s on the Carlton Residences west of Township Line Highway and south of 86th Road.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Division officers discovered Ward with a gunshot harm exterior a house subsequent to a automobile. IMPD believes the taking pictures was a home scenario that began inside a house and moved exterior.

“Because of instant neighborhood cooperation, detectives have been in a position to purchase an outline of a potential suspect and suspect automobile,” IMPD mentioned in a information launch issued Tuesday.

Investigators used a search warrant and went to the 2400 block of Martin Luther Lane to seek out proof linked to the murder, IMPD mentioned within the information launch. Martin Luther Lane is a part of the New Bridge Residences, situated off Hillside Avenue simply south of East twenty fifth Road on the near-east aspect.

Jermerrell Hubbard was arrested and preliminarily charged with homicide and housebreaking.

Police mentioned Monday there was no risk to the Carlton Residences neighborhood.

Anybody with data was requested to contact IMPD Detective Jeremy Ingram on the murder workplace at 317-327-3475 or e-mail him at jeremy.ingram@indy.gov.