So far this year, more than 150 people have died from violent crime — more than triple the amount that has died from overdoses. That, on top of COVID-19 death investigations, has the coroner's office struggling to keep up.
MARION COUNTY — Homicides, overdoses, COVID-19, and natural death investigations are impacting the Marion County Coroner's Office, meaning it's all hands on deck.
"We are in a better place than we were two years ago, but we are going to try and look at what happens after ARPA funds go away. How do we deal with strategically planning for if we are still in this position how are we going to fund staffing as well as pathologists as well as investigators?" said McGinty.
Tony Ciriello, director of training and education for the Indiana State Coroners Training Board, says coroners' offices across the state are struggling to keep up.
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