ANDERSON, Ind. — Police in Anderson are looking for a suspect after a teen crashed into a home after being shot Tuesday evening.
The incident was reported around 9:45 p.m. Oct. 22 in the 900 block of Doctor M.L.K. Jr Boulevard, near Madison Avenue. Responding officers found a car that had crashed into a house with a 17-year-old male gunshot victim inside the vehicle.
That victim was later taken to an Indianapolis hospital, where his condition was described by police as "stable" as of Wednesday morning.
"Preliminary details indicate that the victim was inside his vehicle when a male suspect approached and shot him," an Anderson Police Department spokesperson said in a statement. The suspect was last seen running from the area.
Officers found a discarded gun when searching the scene, police said.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Anderson Police Department Det. Travis Thompson at 765-648-6723. Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.
