Auto shop murder leads to 65-year prison term for Indianapolis man

Man sentenced in auto shop murder

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A 51-year-old Indianapolis man was sentenced Friday to 65 years in prison for the 2023 murder of a 47-year-old man.

Sunny Gilbert, 47, died after a shooting about 1 p.m. Aug. 19, 2023, at Wale’s Audio, an auto shop which provides gear for vehicles, near the intersection of Hillside Avenue and East 38th Street. That’s just west of North Keystone Avenue.

Before dying from his injuries, Gilbert told police who shot him. Investigators then tracked Michael Coleman’s vehicle to Anderson, where he was taken into custody by police…

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