Potential Murder-Suicide + Body Found In Trash Transfer Station

Happy Saturday, people of Indianapolis! Here's everything you need to know going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

A couple of afternoon showers. High: 79 Low: 66.

Here are the top stories in Indianapolis today:

1. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a potential murder-suicide on the city's southeast side. Officers responded to the 7800 block of Tanza Road just after 10 a.m. Friday and found a man and woman with possible gunshot wounds. They were pronounced dead on the scene. Police say they believe this involved some sort of domestic dispute. While they say murder-suicide is likely in this case, detectives are looking at every angle. (Fox 59)
2. A man’s body has been found in an Indianapolis-area trash transfer station. Workers at the company in Lawrence discovered the body about 9:15 a.m. Thursday as they were in the process of transferring trash to a landfill. Police said the body was believed to have arrived at the facility in a collection vehicle within 24 hours of it being found; the body's previous location is yet to be determined. (WANE)
3. The Indianapolis EMS will be giving free flu shots during four drive-thru clinics through Oct. (WIBC - Indianapolis News & Politics)
4. The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will temporarily close eight branches for October, including two Indy locations, due to staffing shortages. (Fox 59)
5. After the pandemic pushed him to pursue his artistic dreams full-time, a former teacher and local artist Michael Schulbaum won the Fine Art America national billboard contest. (WISHTV.com)

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About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.