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Kokomo Police, with assistance from Indiana State Police, work at the scene of a fatal shooting in the 400 block of North Purdum Street shortly after 5 p.m. on Friday March 6, 2020.
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Employees of the Howard County Criminal Justice Center look over the log sheet in Feb. 21, 2020. The state says the countyâs Local Income Tax Special Fund, which funds the countyâs jail and Kinsey center, is overbudgeted by $2 million.
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Shown here are the arrests made as part of âOperation Law and Order.â
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Kokomo Police Department, Howard County Sheriffâs Department and the Coronerâs office pulled a Cadillac out of the retention pond at Abby Place on 300 North near North Webster Street on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. The vehicle was found near the middle and was covered with mud and grime that looks to be from years of submersion. Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
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Updated: 1:12 PM EST February 16, 2021
KOKOMO, Ind.
Kokomo police are investigating after a man was shot to death early Wednesday.
Officers responded to a shooting in the 800 block of South Elm Street, near North Apperson Way and East North Street, just after midnight.
When officers arrived, they found Sharman M. Pearson II, 42, of Kokomo, with multiple gunshot wounds.
Pearson was taken to a hospital, but was pronounced dead shortly after 12:30 a.m.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone will information is asked to call Captain Mike Banush at 765-456-7278 or the Kokomo Police Department Hotline at 765-456-7017.
EDITOR S NOTE: An earlier version of this story said the shooting happened in the 800 block of East Elm Street. More recent information from police indicates it actually occurred in the 800 block of East Broadway Street.