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Sheriff’s Office Investigating Gun Shot at Westside Party

 DATE: Sunday, November 17, 2019
SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office Investigating Gun Shot at Westside Party
RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-056
CONTACT: Sergeant Luke Freiberger
AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding

At approximately 01:51 in the morning of November 17th, 2019 Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to an address on Roesner Road in reference to a shots fired call at a house party. The initial responders discovered that a female had sustained a gunshot wound to the hip area. Witnesses on scene advised that they did not know the suspect and were only able to give a description of the shooter as a “black male with dreadlocks”. The female victim was transported to a local hospital, where she was treated for non-life threatening injuries. The investigation is ongoing and the Sheriff’s Office will provide updates as more information becomes available.

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