INDIANAPOLIS — A 12-year-old boy was sent to Riley Hospital after a shooting early Sunday morning on the east side of Indianapolis, IMPD officers said.
The shooting was reported near the 70 block of North Devon Avenue, near the East Warren neighborhood of Indianapolis, around 1 a.m. on June 11.
As officers responded, they got an update that a person had been shot just around the corner. That's when they found the 12-year-old suffering from a gunshot wound. The run was updated to a person shot near the 8000 block of East Washington Street. This was just around the corner from the original shots fired location.
Detectives soon learned there was a party at a short-term rental property in the area, and they believed the boy was walking there when he was shot.
Officers detained 25 people once they arrived on scene, including multiple juveniles, according to IMPD.
Among those detained were 18-year-old Usif Muhamad and 19-year-old Peyton Minor, who police identified as the promoters of the event.
Officers recovered a rifle and ammunition, which Muhamad and Minor allegedly had in their possession.
Neighbors told 13News they had tried to call about the party getting out of control multiple times over the course of the night.
"I guess there was a party Thursday night also. They had a lot of noise, we couldn't sleep, and then this," one neighbor said.
Charles Spivey said he came home several times last week to dozens of cars lining the sidewalks and blocking driveways. Around 10:15 p.m. Saturday night, he told 13News, neighbors made multiple noise complaints prior to the shooting. He estimates police arrived on scene about 1:30 a.m.
"This is zoned for single family residential living. It's not zoned as a party spot, it's not a banquet hall. It's not appropriate for someone who has never introduced himself to a 56-year resident right here, and said, 'Hey, this is what I intend to do with this house over here.' And it's not being a good neighbor," Spivey said.
Other neighbors were patching up bullet holes that hit their car multiple times early Sunday morning. They were awakened by gunfire.
"I don't know if I'm safe in my house," Spivey said. "It's no way to live in a place you've lived for a long, long time."
Muhammad and Minor face charges which include maintaining a common nuisance - alcohol, minor in possession of alcohol, marijuana possession and furnishing alcohol to minors. They have not yet been charged.
The 12-year-old boy was in stable condition. IMPD did not say whether the child had been at the party or just in the area.
The case remains active, and the investigation is ongoing.
Community resources
If you have concerns about a short-term rental in your community, the Coalition to Address Short-Term Rentals has a form to document incidents.