INDIANAPOLIS Neighbors on Indianapolis' east side say they're tired of waking up to police lights and crime tape as the city grapples with ongoing gun violence.

While the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department reports the city's criminal homicide rate has dropped about 24% compared to last year, community leaders say the underlying causes of violence remain unchanged arguments and conflicts that escalate to deadly shootings.

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"It's not an east side problem, it's a problem in general," said Jay Woods, who lives near where police say a man was shot and killed around 34th and Oxford Tuesday morning.

Woods pointed to economic struggles as a contributing factor to violence.

"If people don't have the right funds, people don't have the money, they're going to, you

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