Early Monday morning, a man was critically injured in a shooting on Indianapolis' near west side. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating the incident, which occurred in the 3000 block of West Michigan Street. According to FOX59, officers responded to a call around 1:10 a.m. of a person shot and discovered the victim on a house porch with a gunshot wound.
The man was swiftly transported to Eskenazi Hospital in what was initially described as critical condition. However, IMPD has since updated his status to stable. Residents of the home stayed to cooperate fully with the police after the shooting. Although a firearm was recovered from the scene, police have yet to release a description of the assailant. "Officers said the owners of the house stayed on scene and are cooperating," FOX59 reported. Just an hour before the shooting occurred, officers had responded to a call about a suspicious person in the area but did not manage to locate anyone, with the connection between the two incidents remaining unclear.
WTHR confirmed that the shooting was reported 3000 block of West Michigan Street, a residential area just east of Tibbs Avenue. The IMPD has not yet provided specific details surrounding the circumstances that led to the shooting or if any suspects have been identified. The investigation into the motive and the search for the perpetrator continues.
As of the latest updates, no arrests have been made in connection to the shooting. The condition of the man, after being treated, has been reported as stable. "Medics took the man to Eskenazi Health. He was last reported to be in critical condition," as per the information provided by officers to WISH-TV. The IMPD continues actively to investigate and is likely to appeal to the public for any information that could lead to arrest and shedding light on the violent encounter that disrupted the early hours in a quiet residential corner of Indianapolis' near west side.
