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Sunny Dwayne Gilbert

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated Aug 19, 2023

Victim Details

Sunny Dwayne Gilbert

Male

Black / African American

Indianapolis

IN

2023-08-19

47

Sunny

Dwayne Gilbert

litigation

07/16/2026

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On a summer afternoon in Indianapolis, the life of 47-year-old Sunny Dwayne Gilbert was tragically cut short. The incident occurred on Saturday, August 19, 2023, at an auto shop located in the 2300 block of East 38th Street, near North Keystone Avenue. What began as a conversation escalated into a fatal act of violence that would forever alter the lives of those involved.

Security footage from the auto shop captured the moments leading up to the shooting. Michael Coleman, a 50-year-old ma ...
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  • IMPD detectives arrest 50-year-old suspect in Saturday homicide
  • WTTV CBS4Indy: Man killed in shooting on Indy’s northeast side
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