 On March 24th, officers were dispatched to a residence in the 700 block of N. Saint Joseph Ave at 23:51 for shots fired. The caller stated she was inside a residence where shots were being fired. While numerous officers were en route to this run, one officer got flagged down reference to a dog being shot near the residence, unknown at the time if it was related. With the back door to the home wide open, officers gave verbal commands for residents to come out with their hands up. They observed two occupants down on the ground with injuries and moved in. Without knowing if the shooter was still inside, officers attempted to render aid to the victims. The victims did not have a pulse. They began to search the residence for additional victims and the offender. Officers located other people inside the residence, uninjured, but not the offender. Officers received information from witnesses inside the home and put a BOLO out for a gold passenger car and information pertaining to this run, for surrounding agencies.Â
While witnesses were being interviewed and nearby camera surveillance was being obtained, Harrison County notified Central Dispatch that they were in pursuit with the believed shooter. Shortly after, Harrison County was able to relay that the gold passenger car crashed and the driver was deceased. Our Detectives and Crime Scene Detectives assisted in the incident in Harrison County, recovering evidence pertaining to the incident in Evansville.Â
At this time, the names of the victims in the shooting will be released from the Vanderburgh County Coroners Office after an autopsy is complete. The name of the offender will be released pending Harrison County’s investigation.Â
