{"id":100178,"date":"2026-06-01T11:53:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=100178"},"modified":"2026-06-03T14:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T18:15:19","slug":"marion-man-dies-from-apparent-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=100178","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Marion man dies from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--AUTO-AD-BEFORE--><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\"\n        data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n        data-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\n        data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\n        data-ad-slot=\"5600453644\"><\/ins><br \/>\n    <script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GRANT COUNTY, IN- Marion Police have arrested a 17-year-old male in connection with the homicide investigation. Criminal Investigations Detectives were able to establish a suspect. He was located in Anderson, IN and arrested. The case remains ongoing and under investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Original release:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GRANT COUNTY, IN- On June 1, 2026, at approximately 2:24am Grant County Central Dispatch received a call stating that a male was shot in an SUV behind Rebel Dolls Cabaret located at 904 S. Western Ave. in Marion, IN. The business was closed at the time of the call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emergency personnel from Marion Police Department, Grant County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, Marion Fire Department and Marion health arrived on scene. Life-saving efforts were conducted. The male was then transported to Marion Health where he succumbed to his injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marion Police Officers and Detectives began working the scene and following leads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The victim, 20-year-old Cristobal Lester of Marion was found inside the vehicle. It appeared from preliminary observation that Lester received a single gunshot wound to the right side of his head. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contact the Marion Police Department with information or email jzigler@cityofmarion.in.gov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"302\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Emergency-lights.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Emergency-lights.webp 302w, https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Emergency-lights-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><!--AUTO-AD-AFTER--><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center\"\n        data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n        data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\n        data-ad-slot=\"9212395598\"><\/ins><br \/>\n    <script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});<\/script><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GRANT COUNTY, IN- Marion Police have arrested a 17-year-old male in connection with the homicide investigation. Criminal Investigations Detectives were able to establish a suspect. He was located in Anderson, IN and arrested. The case remains ongoing and under investigation. Original release: GRANT COUNTY, IN- On June 1, 2026, at approximately 2:24am Grant County Central &#8230; <a title=\"UPDATE: Marion man dies from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=100178\" aria-label=\"Read more about UPDATE: Marion man dies from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Wade Weaver","author_link":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?author=3"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?cat=1\" rel=\"category\">Uncategorized<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"GRANT COUNTY, IN- Marion Police have arrested a 17-year-old male in connection with the homicide investigation. Criminal Investigations Detectives were able to establish a suspect. He was located in Anderson, IN and arrested. The case remains ongoing and under investigation. Original release: GRANT COUNTY, IN- On June 1, 2026, at approximately 2:24am Grant County Central&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=100178"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":100261,"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100178\/revisions\/100261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=100178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=100178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=100178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}