INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD arrested a suspect for his alleged role in a Thursday morning shooting in the Mars Hill neighborhood on the southwest side that left another man in critical condition.
Detectives arrested 25-year-old Zachariah Fite in the shooting in the 2600 block of Foltz Street, near Sam Jones Expressway and Holt Road.
Police were called around 9:30 a.m. and found the 25-year-old victim who had been shot. Medics took him to Eskenazi Hospital in critical condition. Police have not shared his name.
Officers detained Fike until detectives could speak to him.
After investigating, detectives believe Fike knew the victim and the shooting happened after a disturbance between the two men. Information from the community aided the IMPD investigation.
Fite was arrested for attempted murder and battery with a deadly weapon.
The Marion County Prosecutor's Office will review the case and decide on formal charges.
As of Friday morning, Fite had not been scheduled to appear in court.
Anyone with information about the shooting should call IMPD Detective Jerry Townsend at 317-327-3475 or email him at Jerry.Townsend@indy.gov. Calls can also be made anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477 or (TIPS).
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