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New Palestine police officers responded to the 4200 Block South Eclipse Way on reports of a person shot Wednesday.
Responding officers found a man, age 18, with a gunshot wound to the chest. Officers rendered first aid until Sugar Creek Township Fire Department medics arrived. The individual was then transported to IU Health Methodist Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.
During the course of the investigation, the New Palestine Police Department arrested Erick Wilkinson, 20, of Greenfield, for the accidental shooting. Wilkinson was taken into custody facing preliminary charges of involuntary manslaughter and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon. Final charges will be determined by the Hancock County Prosecutor's Office.
Victim information has been withheld from the initial report to make notification to family.
More details will be released as the investigation continues.
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