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IMPD investigating after 9-year-old shot near fairgrounds

Officers were called to the 4200 block of Evanston Avenue on Thursday, Oct. 12 on a report of a person shot.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Metropolitan Police (IMPD) says a 9-year-old is in stable condition following a shooting near the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

Shortly after midnight on Thursday, Oct. 12, officers were called to the 4200 block of Evanston Avenue on a report of a person shot. Officers arrived and found a 9-year-old with a gunshot wound. 

IMPD says the preliminary investigation has shown that the 9-year-old victim was shot by another person, rather than the shooting being self-inflicted. 

No further information was provided by IMPD.

Anyone with information regarding this shooting should contact Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS (8477).

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