LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Two men now face multiple gun-related charges in connection with a shooting in Lafayette late Sunday night.
Around 12:10 p.m. on July 23, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to the 3000 block of Elk Street, near Sagamore Parkway North and Underwood Street, for a report of a fight.
When officers arrived, they found 40-year-old Norman Bradley, of Lafayette, suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg.
Information obtained during the investigation determined that Norman had been the victim of an armed robbery inside a home on Elk Street according to police.
During his attempt to disarm the suspect, police believe he was hit in the head with a gun. As the struggle inside the home continued, Norman was reportedly shot in the leg.
Norman was taken to the hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and other injuries from the altercation.
At the conclusion of the investigation, officers and detectives with the Violent Crime Unit arrested 30-year-old Dontrell Lewis and 25-year-old Eric Denman Jr.
They both face charges of robbery with a firearm, aggravated battery and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon.
Lewis and Denman were reportedly located at the shooting scene and were taken into custody without incident, according to police.
