The shooter couldn't legally buy a gun because he was a convicted felon. So another man bought it instead and sold it to the shooter.

Police say the shooting happened about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday after police were called about the robbery in a subdivision on the city's far east side.

Heroin and fentanyl overdoses more than doubled between 2014 and 2015 in Indianapolis, and the use of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan is on a record pace this year.

Police say the incident started on the city's northwest side when an officer stopped a vehicle after recognizing the plate as belonging to one involved in a crime earlier in the week.

During a press conference following an attack that left three Baton Rouge officers dead, Chief Troy Riggs said IMPD is investigating a threat against local law enforcement posted online.

Five officers died in the shooting, and seven others were wounded, along with two civilians, Dallas police said. The crowd had gathered to protest against police killings in Louisiana and Minnesota earlier this week.

Derrick Hazelwood filed the federal lawsuit last June. Court records show a settlement was reached April 29.

On Wednesday, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch singled out the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department as having a model program for helping officers deal with stress and trauma.

Indianapolis police say a man fatally shot by an officer during a struggle first knocked a stun gun from the officer's hand.

The patrol areas for Indianapolis police officers is getting smaller.