23-year-old arrested in connection to weekend homicide on west side, IMPD says

Update: Corey Mirabal has been convicted of murder in the July 2021 shooting death of Kane Baca after a three-day jury trial, according to a news release from the Marion County Prosecutor's Office on May 18, 2023.

A 23-year-old man was arrested Monday in connection to a fatal shooting last weekend on the west side of Indianapolis, police said.

Corey Mirabal was arrested on a preliminary charge of murder two days after Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officers found 24-year-old Kane Baca shot in the parking lot of an apartment building in the 5900 block of Coquina Key Drive about 4:45 a.m.

Baca was taken in critical condition to a hospital, where he died.

IMPD in a release said "preliminary information" they received at the crime scene led them to identify Mirabal as a suspect in the case. 

Mirabal and Baca were roommates, and witness statements indicated the pair were together at the time of the shooting, according to a preliminary police report. 

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No additional information about the circumstances of the shooting or how police identified Mirabal as a suspect was released. The Marion County Prosecutor's Office on Aug. 5 charged Mirabal with murder and carrying a handgun without a license. 

Police ask anyone with information about this incident to contact Detective Lottie Patrick by calling the IMPD Homicide Office at 317.327.3475 or sending an e-mail to Lottie.Patrick@indy.gov.  

Anonymous tips can be made through Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.

Contact Lawrence Andrea at 317-775-4313 or landrea@indystar.com. Follow him on Twitter @lawrencegandrea.