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An overnight accident involving a single semi near downtown Indianapolis left one man dead, another one injured and closed down lanes of Interstate 65 for almost five hours. Police said the semi was traveling south on I-65 at about 12:30 a.m. and attempted to merge onto I-70 westbound when it rolled onto its side. The driver was trapped and his passenger was ejected. The passenger died at Wishard Hospital. Troopers believe fatigue and speed were factors in the crash.

A Ben Davis High School janitor faces gun and drug charges after police reportedly found a loaded handgun and a small amount of marijuana on him in a school parking lot. Officers arrested Richard Danz, 61, on Tuesday, outside where he worked for four years. The Wayne Township school shares a building with a preschool and daycare center. The arrest happened the day before children returned from Christmas break.

A 9-year-old girl and 22-year-old man were shot while sitting in their apartment Wednesday on the east side of Indianapolis. The shooting happened at about 9 p.m. at the Heart’s Landing complex in the 9400 block of Stouffer Court, near 42nd Street and Post Road. The girl was shot in the upper leg and the man in the groin area. Police said the injuries aren’t life-threatening. Investigators say the shooter fired three shots through the front widow. As many as 10 people were in the apartment, but no one else was injured.