Brittany Marie Members, 38, was killed over the weekend in Indianapolis
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- Brittany Marie Members, 38, was fatally shot during a prom party at a short-term rental home in Indianapolis
- One neighbor reported hearing more than 60 gunshots, according to WTHR
- No arrests have been made and police are offering a cash reward for tips that lead to a felony arrest
Authorities in Indiana are investigating a shooting over the weekend that left a 38-year-old woman dead and several others injured.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE that the victim was fatally shot in an Indianapolis, Ind. residence on Sunday, May 3.
The statement did not name the victim, but she was identified in online tributes and several local outlets which cited the coroner's office as 38-year-old Brittany Marie Members. The coroner was unavailable when PEOPLE reached out on Tuesday.
Officers responding to the location around 1 a.m. on Sunday found the woman with gunshot wound(s), the IMPD said in their statement to PEOPLE. She died after being taken to the hospital.
Two others were injured, police learned, and transported themselves to the hospital. The IMPD previously told WTHR that a third person was injured trying to flee the property, but officials did not immediately confirm this to PEOPLE.
The shooting occurred during a prom party at the house, which is a short-term rental property, according to police, per WTHR, and a neighbor who spoke with FOX 59.
The prom party was for Members' daughter, FOX 59 reported.
A neighbor told WTHR that they were awoken by gunshots and he estimated "probably 60+ shots" had been fired; police declined to confirm this information, citing the pending investigation.
"We could almost feel the vibration," Jack Anderson told the outlet. "It was absolute chaos."
“It was pure pandemonium … I would have likened it to some type of war movie,” another neighbor, Brandi Mitchell, told FOX 59, adding that she woke up to a bullet hole in the front window of her residence.
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A GoFundMe has been set up for Members' family to assist with funeral costs.
"[Members'] kindness, laughter, and compassion touched so many lives, and her absence leaves a void that words cannot express," read part of the fundraiser.
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No arrests have been made as of Tuesday; and police have not announced a possible motive.
The IMPD is offering up to $1,000 cash reward for tips that lead to a felony arrest.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to call Detective Christopher Winter at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317.327.3475 or e-mail the detective at Christopher.Winter@indy.gov.
Alternatively, anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317.262.8477 or (TIPS). Citizens can also download the mobile P3tips app for Apple or Android phones to submit a mobile tip or go to www.CrimeTips.org to submit a web tip.
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