A nighttime shooting on the near northeast side of Indianapolis in July 2021 resulted in the death of 61-year-old Anthony Sterling. On the evening of Tuesday, July 20, Sterling was brought to an Indianapolis Fire Department station on Sherman Drive with a gunshot wound; firefighters provided aid and he was later taken to a hospital. He remained in care for fourteen days but died on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, from injuries sustained in that shooting. Sterling was a male resident of Indianapolis.

The investigation is being handled jointly by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s Aggravated Assault and Homicide detectives. No arrests or suspect identifications have been publicly announced and the case remains under investigation. If anyone has information about the July 20 shooting or Sterling’s attackers, please contact the IMPD Homicide Office.