Several shootings − one fatal − reported in Indianapolis this weekend

Cheryl V. Jackson, Indianapolis Star
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INDIANAPOLIS − A man died after being shot in the 4000 block of Stratford Court on Sunday afternoon.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to the location to find a gunshot victim. The person was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Indianapolis police also are investigating several other shootings that occurred between Saturday evening and Sunday morning, including a mass shooting near East 42nd Street and North Franklin Road.

Officers responded to a report of a person shot near that intersection at about 6 a.m. Sunday to find five people with gunshot injuries. Four were awake and breathing and the fifth victim was in critical condition, police said. All were transported to area hospitals.

Earlier on Sunday morning, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to a report of a person shot in the 1600 block of Harlan Street and found a woman with gunshot wounds. That victim is in critical condition.

Police on Sunday afternoon arrested 24-year-old Stephen Wieland in connection with the Harlan Street incident. Wieland was charged with attempted murder, police said.

The investigation is still active and ongoing.

On Saturday evening, police responded to a report in the 4100 block of South Brazil Avenue to find a gunshot victim. That individual was awake and breathing. Police said preliminary information indicated the incident was self-inflicted.

Also on Saturday at about 5 p.m., police went to Community North Hospital at 7150 Clearvista Dr. after a report of a walk-in patient with a gunshot wound. The victim was awake and breathing. Police said preliminary information suggests the shooting occurred in the 6800 block of Mill View Drive.

Just after that, police responded to a call in the 7600 block of Pendleton Pike to find a gunshot victim awake and breathing. Police believe the shooting occurred in the 4300 block of Edmundson Avenue and is related to the Community North Hospital walk-in incident.

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Man killed after gunshot in Indianapolis Sunday