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Police identify man left in critical condition after Anderson shooting

The shooting happened around 5 p.m. Thursday on Dewey Street, police said.
Credit: Traci L. Miller/Anderson Herald Bulletin
Police investigate a shooting in the 2100 block of Dewey Street in Anderson, Indiana on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2020.

ANDERSON, Ind. — Anderson police are investigating a shooting Thursday evening that wounded one person.

Police said several people called to report the shooting in the 2100 block of Dewey Street around 5 p.m. Thursday. 

Officers arrived to find a man, later identified as 42-year-old Thomas Rayford Jr., had been shot. They gave him medical assistance and took him to a hospital in Anderson. Due to complications, Rayford was later moved to a hospital in Indianapolis in critical condition.

Witnesses told police several people were involved in an altercation in the area when several gunshots were heard. 

There have been no arrests in the shooting at this time, and the incident remains under investigation, police said.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Anderson Police Det. Matt Kopp at 765-648-6735.

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