Coroner IDs Evansville man shot and killed Monday morning
EVANSVILLE – A man was shot and killed just hours into the new year, Evansville police said Monday.
The man was identified as Jerry Dewayne Hale, 34, by the Vanderburgh County Coroner on Tuesday afternoon. An autopsy will take place Friday.
According to an Evansville police news release, officers were dispatched to the 400 block of East Riverside Drive around 5:10 a.m. for a report of shots fired. When they arrived, they found a male victim outside a residence suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
The man was dead before officers arrived, they said.
As of Tuesday morning, police hadn't named any suspects and jail records didn't show anyone booked on a murder or homicide-related charge.
This is the second year in a row Evansville has seen a homicide on New Year's Day. On Jan. 1, 2023, 49-year-old Todd Keith Roll was found shot to death behind the Showplace Cinemas on the North Side.
Brandon Francis Schaefer was arrested in that shooting and charged with murder. His case is still pending.
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