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David Ballinger

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated Aug 25, 2018

Victim Details

David Ballinger

Male

White / Caucasian

Indianapolis

IN

2018-08-25

31

David

Ballinger

07/13/2026

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In the late hours of a summer night in Indianapolis, a dispute that began inside a bar tragically spilled out into the parking lot, ending the life of 31-year-old David M. Ballinger on August 25, 2018. The altercation, which reportedly started over a woman, escalated into a fatal confrontation outside Bar 52, located near the intersection of English Avenue and South Sherman Drive.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to the scene around 1:20 a.m. and discovered B ...
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  • FOX59: Suspect charged with murder of man at Bar 52 on Indy’s east side
  • WISH: Bar owner: Fatal shooting of 31-year-old began as fight about woman
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