INDIANAPOLIS — An investigation by IMPD led to an Indy man being arrested in connection with a deadly overdose and nearly 80 grams of fentanyl being seized.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Overdose Task Force (ODTF) arrested 29-year-old Shane Johns. He faces multiple narcotics charges, including dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death.
The investigation began on December 21, 2024, when officers responded to a report of an unresponsive male in the driver’s seat of a parked vehicle in the 700 block of E. Thompson Road. Medics pronounced the individual deceased at the scene, and signs of drug use were later discovered, indicating a probable overdose. Homicide detectives collaborated with ODTF to determine how the deceased came into contact with the fatal substance…