A man showed up at IU Health Methodist Hospital with gunshot wounds around 9:45 p.m. Saturday, November 7, after apparently driving or getting himself there on his own, setting off an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department investigation into a shooting on the city's near north side. Police said the man was awake, breathing and in stable condition.
Walk-In Report Leads Police to a Shooting Scene
According to the WTHR, IMPD officers were called to the hospital after a report of a walk-in person shot. That call is what first alerted investigators that a shooting had occurred elsewhere in the city, since the man had self-transported rather than being brought in by ambulance from a scene.
Police said investigators believe the shooting happened in the 2000 block of North Park Avenue, near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, the station reports. The adult male suffered gunshot wounds, according to police, who said he was awake and breathing and in stable condition when officers made contact.
Few Details Released as Investigation Continues
The station notes that additional details were not immediately available, and the outlet described the case as a developing story with updates expected. No suspect, motive or arrest information had been released as of the report.
The near north side has seen other recent gunfire. A separate shooting investigation, reported by Fox 59, sent IMPD officers to the 2500 block of North College Avenue around 11:20 p.m. Sunday, where police found indications of a shooting but did not immediately locate a victim. A person later arrived at Methodist Hospital with gunshot wounds in that case and was reportedly in critical condition, with police believing the individual was shot on North College Avenue. Someone initially detained at that scene was later released pending further investigation, and Fox 59 said the case remained open. The evidence does not establish any connection between the North College Avenue incident and the North Park Avenue shooting.
Anyone with information on the North Park Avenue shooting is asked to contact Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS (8477).
