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Dan Forestal, Former Indiana Lawmaker, Dead At 38 FILE: Indiana House Democratic Caucus INDIANAPOLIS — Former state Rep. Dan Forestal of Indianapolis has died. He was 38. Forestal’s manner of death wasn't clear pending the return of toxicology results, the Marion County Coroner’s Office said. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department opened a death investigation Wednesday after officers conducting a welfare check found Forestal dead at a hotel, The Indianapolis Star reported. Forestal, a former firefighter, was elected to the Statehouse in 2012 as a Democrat representative. H...

Former state Rep. Dan Forestal, D-Indianapolis, was found dead Wednesday in an Indianapolis hotel room. He was 38. The Marion County Coroner's Office confirmed Forestal's death. It said his cause of death is undetermined pending toxicology results. Forestal was a former Indianapolis firefighter who represented the capital city's east side in the Indiana House from 2012 until he resigned last year "to focus on my mental health and get myself well." Records show Forestal also was facing criminal charges, including resisting law enforcement and campaign finance violations. In addition, prosecuto...