INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD detectives arrested a 23-year-old suspect in a shooting after an alleged robbery Sunday, just hours after the incident took place.
Police were called to a house on 10000 block of Catalina Drive, which is in a neighborhood near 38th Street and Mitthoefer Road, around 11 a.m. on a report of a person shot.
Police found a man with a gunshot wound, and were told two intruders had come into the home during an attempted robbery and shot the homeowner. The victim was in stable condition, according to police, when an ambulance took him to the hospital.
During an investigation, IMPD detectives identified 23-year-old DeShaun Ford as a person of interest.
Ford was then arrested for his alleged role in the shooting. Police said Ford had active warrants for battery with a deadly weapon, burglary and possession of marijuana.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Detective Keith Ortega at the IMPD Aggravated Assault Office at 317-327-3475 or email him at Keith.Ortega@indy.gov.