BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A man is recovering after being shot in a Bloomington neighborhood Tuesday evening.
Officers responded to the 1500 block of West Kirkwood Avenue, near North Adams Street, around 5:20 p.m. on a report of a person shot.
A caller reported they heard what they believed to be a gunshot followed by a man yelling that he had been shot.
Officers found a 42-year-old man who had been shot in the chest in the 200 block of South Westplex Avenue, near the Wheeler Mission.
Police said the victim had been arguing with a woman in the backyard of a home when a man approached him and shot him with a handgun.
The victim told officers he tried to call 911, but the suspect stole his cellphone, so he started walking toward Westplex Avenue.
The victim was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
Detectives said they identified a suspect in the shooting as 49-year-old Lewis Robert Siegrist. Detectives learned Siegrist had left Bloomington and was believed to be at a home in Spencer, Indiana.
Around 1:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Siegrist was arrested without incident at a Speedway gas station in Spencer. Police said Siegrist was armed with a handgun at the time of his arrest.
Detectives transported Siegrist to the Bloomington Police Department for an interview. Siegrist faces the following charges:
- Attempted murder, Level 1 felony
- Robbery while armed with a deadly weapon, Level 2 felony
- Possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, Level 4 felony
- Criminal recklessness, Level 6 felony
- Pointing a firearm, Level 6 felony
The case will now be reviewed by the Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office for possible formal charges.