Evansville Police Officers were dispatched to a gas station at Covert and S. Green River
Road on June 30th just before 4 a.m. On scene officers found two people had been shot. A short
time later a third victim from the same incident arrived at a local hospital for treatment for a
gunshot wound.
A juvenile sustained a serious injury from this shooting and was later transported to a
hospital outside of Evansville. The other two victims were treated for non-life-threatening
gunshot wounds at a local hospital.
Officers and detectives were able to quickly establish suspects through interviewing
witnesses and gathering video from the area.
EPD officers and detectives executed several search warrants Sunday afternoon in reference
to this crime. 32-year-old Luther K. Lawton Jr. was arrested and charged with possession of a
firearm by a serious violent felon, criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon and battery
committed with a deadly weapon. Lawton is currently being held in the Vanderburgh County
Confinement Center. More arrests are anticipated as this investigation continues.
