Evansville police investigate death at Louisiana Street home

EVANSVILLE – A man was found dead in a home on East Louisiana Street in Evansville Wednesday evening, prompting Evansville police to launch an investigation.

Buss Braden, dispatcher for Evansville-Vanderburgh Central Dispatch, told the Courier & Press that officers were dispatched to 302 E. Louisiana St. after receiving a report of “shots fired” at 8:02 p.m.

“All we can say at this time is that there is a death investigation,” Evansville Police Sergeant Dan Deeg said Wednesday evening. Deeg was unable to publicly identify the deceased man during a brief interview at the scene Wednesday.

The house was cordoned off with crime scene tape, and at least one evidence technician could be seen nearby talking with officers.