Evansville Police are investigating a shooting that reportedly happened near Greenriver Rd and Washington Ave around 11:45pm on Thursday, January 9th.
Deriontai Mathis, 19, told investigators he had gotten of the city bus at Lawndale and was walking to a nearby apartment. He said a dark colored car pulled up and someone in the car fired 3-4 shots at him. One of the bullets struck Mathis in the leg.
Mathis said he was taken to the hospital by two women he did not know. They were gone before officers arrived. Mathis was unable to give any other information about the shooting.
Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to contact EPD or the WeTip hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME.
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