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Man shot in Lawrence neighborhood

Police said the shooting happened around 11:45 a.m. in the 10000 block of Timber Leaf Court, near East 63rd Street and Sunnyside Road.

LAWRENCE, Ind. — A man is in serious condition after a shooting in Lawrence Friday. 

Police said the shooting happened around 11:45 a.m. in the 10000 block of Timber Leaf Court, near East 63rd Street and Sunnyside Road.

Medics transported the man to an Indianapolis hospital for treatment.

Police said the incident started after a 20-year-old man reportedly met another person on the street to conduct some type of business. 

"The circumstance that led to the shooting remain very much under investigation, but it is our understanding that there was some type of meeting or transaction between two individuals, and that meeting resulted in one victim being shot," Lawrence Police Chief Gary Woodruff said. 

Investigators believe this was an isolated incident and that the victim spoke with detectives about the shooting, according to Woodruff.

Police have not released any suspect information. 

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.

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