IMPD Investigating Homicide After Body Found in Burned Car on Near Northwest Side

Overview

• Indianapolis Fire Department crews were called around 1:15 p.m. Sunday to a vehicle fire near 29th Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street.
• Police arriving at the scene found a burned 2013 Honda Civic in an alleyway and discovered a man’s body inside.
• IMPD says the victim had injuries consistent with trauma, and the case is being treated as a homicide.
• The scene corresponds to the 800 block of W. 29th Street on the city’s near northwest side.
• Authorities have not released the man’s identity or other details and urge anyone with information to contact IMPD or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana.