IMPD officer found dead in Southwestside home

A coroner's examination of an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer found dead inside his home Monday found no outward signs of injury or trauma on the man's body.

There is no foul play suspected in the officer's death, said IMPD spokesman Sgt. Kendale Adams, though he added the cause of death is still under investigation. The officer has not yet been identified. Police said they were still notifying family members.

The death comes nearly eight weeks after a 34-year-old man was found dead at the same home in the 8600 block of Ingalls Lane. That man's estranged mother told The Indianapolis Star in April that her son and the IMPD police officer were in a relationship.

The cause of the 34-year-old's death was unclear. The Marion County coroner's office told The Star in April that toxicology tests to determine the cause of death would take six to eight weeks. On Tuesday, Chief Deputy Coroner Alfarena Ballew said results from those tests were not yet available.

She said the decision not to perform a full autopsy on the IMPD officer's body was based on the lack of signs of trauma, their interviews with witnesses on scene, and in looking at the man's family medical history. She said the coroner's office will now conduct toxicology tests on the body.

IMPD Chief Rick Hite told The Star in April that the officer was not under investigation, suspended or disciplined in connection with the 34-year-old's death.

Police were notified of the officer's death Monday when a roommate called 911 around 10 a.m., Adams said. On Tuesday, IMPD spokesman Lt. Rick Riddle said the roommate was cooperating fully with detectives.

The officer had been with IMPD for 15 years, Adams said, and was assigned to the Northwest District.

Star reporter John Tuohy contributed to this story. Call Star reporter Stephanie Wang at (317) 444-6184. Follow her on Twitter: @stephaniewang.