The death of a Shelby County man remains under investigation as a homicide  in Indianapolis.

On the evening of August 20 a man was dead in a vehicle on Indy’s southwest side on Ray Street, in an alley near I-70 and Harding Street. It was ruled a homicide after the Marion County Coroner arrived to the scene and determined the man had trauma to his body.

The man was identified as Joseph Mefford, 26, of Flat Rock.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS.