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Luck in evansville for the person who police say killed an other man at a house party.
It happened overnight on west oregon and baker avenue.
That's where we find 44 news reporter tyler druin.
He's live tonight --- with what he's just learned about the victim it was a memorial day celebration gone wrong - police say 30 to 40 people were inside this home - gathering for a party - then around 1:45 this morning - these 911 calls started rolling in to evansville dispatch.
"911: caller 1: can you send someone to 104 west oregon they're playing music loud and fighting in the yards evansville 911: caller 2: hi yes, i would like to report a gun shots on the corner of oregon and baker street 911: caller 3: we just heard gun shots, all i heard was pow pow pow pow pow" evansville 911 where is your emergency?
Caller 4: i need an ambulance to 104 west oregon" mass chaos is how the shooting scene was described - people who live nearby call calling police as people fled on foot trying to get inside random homes to take cover "we just called you guys because someone tried to get in our house" nats of video just minutes before the shooting this man 30 year old larry wayne meriweather posted this video to his snapchat - meriweather was inside the home where he was gun down later dying at midtown hospital from a single gun shot wound to the chest "i really don't even know what to say i'm lost i am doing this for my brother its really hard" perry says the man was a father - devoted to his family - and always smiling - police were on scene within minutes of the shooting - "the gun violence has just gotten outrageous here, so he had no record, he was a good dude for someone to take his life for no reason, it just crazy" meriweather was found laying on floor of this home - riddle in bullets - officers confirm the victim was in possession of a registered hand gun when he was located- just hours after his death - a memorial created by the ones who loved him the most "if y'all have answers, please come forward, if it was your family member or close friend you'd want the same thing too, you'd want the same justice, we have a lot of unsolved murders here" evansville police not releasing any information on suspects tonight - police say they're tracking a few good leads - anyone with information is ask to call 911 live in evansville tyler druin 44news.
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