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Ivan Barnes

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated Aug 24, 2016

Victim Details

Ivan Barnes

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Indianapolis

IN

2016-08-24

2016-08-24

41

Ivan

Barnes

07/19/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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In the late hours of a Wednesday in August 2016, the life of 41-year-old Ivan Barnes, a male resident of Indianapolis, was cut short by gunfire. The fatal shooting occurred around 10 p.m. on the city's northeast side, in the vicinity of 31st Street and Gladstone Avenue.

According to police reports from the time, after being struck by the bullets, a wounded Barnes managed to walk approximately one block north before he collapsed. Emergency medical personnel were dispatched to the scene, bu ...
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  • Man dies after being shot on city's NE side - WRTV
  • Police identify east-side shooting victim - IndyStar
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