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Victim identified in Friday death investigation

Monday, June 22, 2020 ~ Updated 2:21 PM

An 18-year-old Greencastle woman died in a Friday-night shooting on the city’s east side.

Hailey Whitis died of a single gunshot wound to the chest, the Greencastle Police Department announced Monday.

At 9:12 p.m., Putnam County 911 Dispatch received a call of an accidental gunshot at 6 Kentwood Dr. Officers arriving on the scene found a female later identified Whitis lying on the floor with significant amount of blood in the chest area.

Officers on the scene, along with EMS and fire personnel determined Whitis was deceased.

An autopsy performed Monday morning revealed the gunshot wound to be the cause of death.

Detectives from the Greencastle Police Department, Putnam County Sheriff’s Department and the Indiana State Police continue to investigate how the shooting took place.

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  • Tragic

    -- Posted by kbmom on Mon, Jun 22, 2020, at 4:39 PM

  • Prayers unceasing, our hearts are with you.

    -- Posted by Beth Watson on Mon, Jun 22, 2020, at 5:11 PM

  • Such a sad situation. These kind of crimes are increasing in Greencastle. I definitely appreciate the dedicated law enforcement officers we have to help get these crimes solved.

    -- Posted by Queen53 on Mon, Jun 22, 2020, at 6:30 PM

  • Such a horrible tragedy. Thought and prayers to the family!

    -- Posted by Momofboyz04 on Mon, Jun 22, 2020, at 7:31 PM

  • Thoughts and prayers

    -- Posted by small town fan on Mon, Jun 22, 2020, at 9:08 PM

  • Has there been any update to this story?

    -- Posted by valerienc on Tue, Aug 25, 2020, at 1:07 PM
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