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Wesley Collins

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated Jan 05, 2016

Victim Details

Wesley Collins

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Indianapolis

IN

2016-01-05

2016-01-05

37

Wesley

Collins

07/26/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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In the late hours of a cold Tuesday night in Indianapolis, the life of Wesley Collins was tragically cut short. On January 5, 2016, the 37-year-old African-American man was found with wounds consistent with a gunshot on the city's near north side, in the 3300 block of Hovey Street. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department responded to the scene shortly after 10:30 p.m., where medics pronounced him deceased. His death marked the second homicide in the city just five days into the new year. ...
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  • UPDATE: Police identify man shot, killed on near north side | wthr.com
  • Man shot, killed on northeast side - WRTV
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