INDIANAPOLIS — Felicia Phillips said she saw her 18-year old granddaughter in the hospital after she was involved in an early Friday morning crash that destroyed an IndyGo bus.
"She gotta have her mouth reconstructed, but she's OK. She doesn't remember anything," Phillips said. "That's my first grandbaby, so I'm devastated right now."
IMPD said officers were called to the intersection of West 18th and North Harding streets around 6 a.m. July 5 for a crash involving two cars and an IndyGo bus. When police arrived, they realized some of the crash victims also had gunshot wounds.
"I was in shock. I can't even drive myself to the hospital. I had to have somebody else drive," Phillips said.
The driver of one of the cars was listed in critical condition, and police later discovered that person had also been shot, an IMPD spokesperson said. On July 8, IMPD reported that driver had died.
But on Aug. 1, IMPD announced that investigators determined, in consultation with the Marion County Coroner's Office, that the victim had not been shot and, in fact, had died from blunt force trauma caused by the crash.
A total of three other people were also injured in the crash.
Police said two other people later showed up at a hospital with injuries. IMPD believes those people were also involved in the incident.
According to IMPD, the driver and the passenger of the IndyGo bus did not suffer serious injuries. IMPD plans to search the blue car that was involved and told 13News they expect to find a weapon during the search.
"There were several individuals in the blue vehicle at that time. I'm not going to release how many we believe there were total," an IMPD spokesperson said.
Two other people were inside the red car that was also involved in the crash. Meanwhile, Phillips said she's just happy her granddaughter is alive.
"She has a strong family support system. She gonna be OK. She gonna be alright," Phillips said.
Anyone with additional information on the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.