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IMPD Investigates Two East-Side Shootings, Including SWAT Gunfire That Injured Two Minors

Police report no officers were hurt during the East 10th Street exchange.

Overview

  • IMPD says SWAT was following a car linked to a recent shooting around 10 p.m. Saturday near Washington Point Drive by Eastridge Elementary on East 10th Street.
  • Officers tried a grappling maneuver before at least one person in the car fired at police, and at least one officer returned fire and stopped the vehicle.
  • Two minors from the car were taken to hospitals with gunshot wounds, a third person was hospitalized after being tased while fleeing, and a man was detained.
  • Preliminary information indicates no officers were injured in the incident, and officers found guns inside the vehicle.
  • In a separate case hours earlier, a victim was found in critical condition after a shooting in the 1400 block of North Webster Avenue on the east side.