INDIANAPOLIS — A 17-year-old boy was arrested for the alleged murder of a man on Indianapolis' northwest side .

IMPD officers responded to the 5200 block of Austral Drive , near the 56th Street exit on Interstate 465, just after 4 p.m. Sept. 30 on the report of a person shot.

When officers arrived on scene, they found 38-year-old William E. Deaton II shot. He was declared dead at the scene.

Police said they were told by witnesses that the teen ran from the scene just before they got there.

Police said they tried to find the suspect, but they weren't able to.

IMPD homicide detectives responded and started their investigation by canvassing the area for witnesses, video footage and forensic evidence.

Detectives learned the incident started when a female went to the location to meet

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