IMPD: Man, numerous homes struck by gunfire on west side of Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS - Multiple houses and one person were struck by gunfire on the west side of Indianapolis Saturday night.




According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers were called to the 3500 block of Eisenhower Drive around 7:24 p.m. to investigate a shooting. When police arrived at the scene, they located an adult male with injuries consistent with gunshot wounds. IMPD reported that the man is currently in stable condition.




Detectives believe the man was injured when a group of subjects fired shots into one of the homes on Eisenhower Drive. IMPD confirmed several other homes were hit by gunfire during the shooting. Only one person was actually shot, despite the number of homes that were struck by gunfire.




Multiple FOX59/CBS4 crews responded to the scene. One crew located numerous evidence markers and a large area roped off by crime scene tape in the 3500 block of Eisenhower Drive.

The other crew spotted IMPD officers placing a man in handcuffs at the intersection of 34th Street and Moller Road. At the scene where the man was handcuffed, a white Toyota pickup truck was stopped in the middle of the roadway.

IMPD confirmed that a person of interest was detained during its investigation of the shooting. That person's exact role in the shooting, if any, is currently unknown.




Police have not identified exactly what the alleged group of shooters' motive was. As of this article's publication, no additional information on the incident had been made available.





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