GREENWOOD, Ind. — A suspect has been taken into custody in connection with a shooting that injured another person.
On Monday, May 31, around 10:30 a.m., Greenwood officers were called to a residential apartment complex in the 800 block of Alice Lane, near IN-135 and Smith Valley Road, for a report of a person shot.
During the investigation, officers learned a male was shot in the chest by a neighbor over an ongoing dispute.
The victim, a 24-year-old man, was initially being transported to the hospital by a relative when the vehicle was stopped by an officer and an ambulance.
Police and EMTs were able to identify a single gunshot wound to the victim’s chest, and he was transported to Methodist Hospital by ambulance for emergency surgery. The victim is reported to be in stable condition.
The suspect, 21-year-old Xavier Arnold, was taken into custody at the scene and transported to the Greenwood Police Department for questioning.
Arnold was taken to the Johnson County Jail on a preliminary charge of attempted murder with an $80,000 bond.
Greenwood Police are working with the Johnson County Prosecutor’s Office to finalize any charge(s). The investigation is ongoing.
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