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Coroner ID's boy, 13, who was fatally shot in Indianapolis

Posted September 11, 2017 7:00 am

The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A coroner has identified a 13-year-old boy who was one of four people fatally shoot in Indianapolis over the weekend.

The Marion County Coroner's office said Monday that Matthew McGee died in Saturday night's shooting in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant near Castleton Square Mall.

Indianapolis police say the boy was shot in the head just before the restaurant closed. The shooting prompted a nearby movie theater to be briefly placed on lockdown.

Police have released no details about who may have killed McGee or the possible motive in his slaying.

McGee was one of four people fatally shot over the weekend in Indianapolis. An 18-year-old man and a 23-year-old man died in a Sunday shooting and police say another 18-year-old man died Saturday in a third shooting.

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