INDIANAPOLIS — Detectives arrested a woman for arson following an investigation into a fire at an apartment complex on the west side of Indianapolis in March 2023.
Around 7:30 p.m. on March 17, firefighters from Wayne Township, Speedway and Indianapolis responded to an apartment fire with entrapment in the 6000 block of Beachview Drive, near 10th Street and Interstate 465, in the Boardwalk at Westlake apartment complex.
Firefighters arrived and found fire showing from the first and second floors of the apartment complex.
A Wayne Township Fire Department spokesperson said some people who live at the apartment complex jumped from the second floor to the sidewalk due to smoke and fire conditions in the hallways before firefighters arrived.
Three people were injured, according to the spokesperson, and none of the injuries were life-threatening.
Following an investigation, detectives arrested Shelly Barker, of Indianapolis. She faces the following charges:
- Two counts of arson resulting in bodily injury
- Two counts of arson resulting in damage to property that endangers person
- Two counts of arson resulting in damage to property under $5,000.
Barker's pretrial conference is scheduled for July 13, with a jury trial tentatively set for July 17.
