Published: July 01, 2008 03:04 pm            

Good Samaritan killed in parking lot shoot-out

A 72-year-old Hispanic man was shot and killed at 11 p.m. Monday after coming to the aid of an armed robbery victim.

Mario Gonzalez-Tello of Indianapolis was killed in the parking lot of a Greek restaurant at the intersection of 38th Street and Moller Road in Indianapolis.

When officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department arrived at the scene they found him lying on the ground just outside his car.  

“It appears he was near his car and noticed a friend of his being robbed near her car across the parking lot by a young black male with a gun,” police said in a press release. “The suspect immediately fired several rounds at the victim, striking him and killing him.”

Authorities are not releasing the name of the robbery victim, saying only that she is a 54-year-old Avon woman. She was not injured.

The suspect is described as a young black male wearing a gray shirt, black shorts, and a black baseball cap. He was last seen running southeast across 38th Street.

Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 262-TIPS.

wendy.gould@flyergroup.com

        

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