Boy, 12, dead after being struck by a vehicle in west Indianapolis

Jade Thomas, Indianapolis Star
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INDIANAPOLIS — A 12-year-old boy died Friday morning after what police believe might have been a fatal hit-and-run, according to online police records.

A little after 9 a.m. April 26, police responded to a report of a person down in an alley in the 500 block of North Elder Avenue. When they arrived, they found Monterious Crowe with traumatic injuries. Emergency medical personnel transported the boy to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The Marion County Coroner's Office said his injuries were consistent with being struck by a vehicle.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officials had not released additional details about the crash or whether investigators are searching for suspects or a vehicle at time of publication.

Anyone with information about this case should contact Detective Eric Snow at the IMPD Crash Investigations Office at 317-327-6549 or e-mail him at Eric.Snow@indy.gov.

This article will update.

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