BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Police in Bloomington are investigating a shooting that took place Friday night at an apartment complex near 3rd Street and South Curry Pike on the city's west side.
According to a release from the Bloomington Police Department, shortly before 11 p.m. April 19, officers responded to a report of a person shot in the 100 block of South Curry Pike.
Officers arrived at the scene and found a 56-year-old Bloomington man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to an area hospital, where he received emergency surgery. Hospital officials told police the man is expected to survive, but did not release his condition.
Witnesses told police they saw the suspects running south from the apartment complex.
Roughly five minutes after officials arrived, a BPD officer saw two people walking between the Highland Village Church and a Kroger parking lot. As the officer approached them, they allegedly began running into the parking lot.
Officers arrested a 19-year-old girl in the parking lot and a 35-year-old man behind the Kroger store. The man allegedly tried to hide in a small wooded area but was taken into custody without incident.
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During an inspection of the area, officers found a handgun wrapped in a sweatshirt in a nearby wooded area, near where the two had been seen running.
Both suspects were taken to the Monroe County Jail.
The 35-year-old man is facing five felony charges:
- Attempted murder
- Burglary
- Possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon
- Criminal recklessness
- Pointing a firearm
The 19-year-old woman faces two misdemeanor charges, and also had an outstanding arrest warrant for a violation of the terms of her probation. She had been charged with battery in an unrelated case.
