INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD is investigating after a person was shot Monday afternoon on the city's east side.
Officers responded to a report of a person shot in the 3500 block of Massachusetts Avenue, near North Sherman Drive and East 21st Street, shortly after 1 p.m.
Police arrived and found a person who had been shot. Police said the victim was said to be "awake and breathing." Medics transported the victim to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said Monday evening they had arrested 41-year-old Deandre Chambers for his alleged role in the shooting. Chambers was held on allegations of battery with a deadly weapon, pointing a firearm and theft. An IMPD spokesperson said a decision about any formal charges would be make by the prosecutor's office.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.