Holly V. Hays, and Vic Ryckaert

IndyStar

Update: Police arrested a 17-year-old boy in a "horseplay" shooting that killed a 16 year old on the west side Tuesday.

"The 17-year-old suspect and decedent were actually horse playing with a handgun inside of the apartment," Indianapolis Metropolitan Police said in a news release. "Detectives allege the 17-year-old accidentally shot his 16-year-old friend in the head."

Antonio Frierson Jr. died in the shooting, which happened about 6:30 p.m. in the 3600 block of North Glen Arm Road.

A witness initially told police Frierson had been shot in the parking lot and ran to an apartment for help. But police later concluded that Frierson had been shot in the apartment.

Police arrested the 17 year old on a preliminary charge of reckless homicide.

Earlier: Indianapolis Metropolitan Police are investigating after a person was shot and killed on the city's west side Tuesday night.

Officers were called to the 3600 block of North Glen Arm Road just after 6:30 p.m. The male victim, who has not yet been identified, appears to be in his teens to early 20s, according to IMPD Officer Jim Gillespie.

Gillespie said investigators believe the victim had been shot in the parking lot, where there was "evidence of gunfire," then went to a nearby apartment. He was pronounced dead at the scene, Gillespie said.

It is still unclear whether the shooting was intentional or accidental, Gillespie said, but homicide investigators were canvassing the area.

Investigators ask that anyone with information regarding the incident call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at (317) 262-8477.

This story will be updated.

Call IndyStar reporter Holly Hays at (317) 444-6156. Follow her on Twitter: @hollyvhays.