Holly V. Hays, and Vic Ryckaert

IndyStar

Update: Police arrested an Indianapolis father who they say shot and killed his son Thursday night on the east side.

Keith Freeman Sr., 63, was held in the Marion County Jail Friday on an initial charge of reckless homicide in the death of 38-year-old Keith Freeman Jr.

The father and son had a "heated argument" that escalated to Freeman Sr. and Freeman Jr. fighting over a handgun in the front yard of a home in the 4000 block of Cass Court about 8:30 p.m., according to an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department news release.

The weapon discharged during the scuffle, killing Freeman Jr.

Earlier: A young woman approached the caution tape after the patrol cars' lights had dimmed.

She rushed into the arms of an older woman who stood silently by the tape, looking at the darkened house on the corner.

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"Grammy," she sobbed, as the older woman wrapped her arms around her. They stood, embracing in silence, in the yellow glow of the street light.

They were at the east-side scene where Indianapolis police are investigating after a shooting left one person dead Thursday night.

Police were called to a residence in the 4000 block of Cass Court just after 8 p.m. to report of shots fired and a person shot.

When officers arrived, they found a male victim dead, said IMPD Capt. Mike Elder.

Medics pronounced the victim dead on the scene. There was no indication as to where he had been shot or how many times, Elder said.

A suspect is in custody. It is unclear at this time what the relationship was between the suspect and the victim. Neither has yet been identified by the police.

Elder said he didn't know if the victim lived at the residence, but the suspect does.

As family arrived at the scene in waves, neighbors watched from their driveways.

Neighbor Monica Perryman said she didn't hear the gunshots Wednesday night, but she went out into her yard and saw someone performing CPR on a person in the driveway area near the home.

Perryman said she's lived here for more than a year and it's not uncommon to hear gunshots a few streets over, but not on her street.

"This is crazy, like right out front of your own yard," Perryman said.

This story will be updated.

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