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Evansville Police responded to an attempted residential burglary in the 2700 block of Oakley Tuesday evening. The incident ended in gunfire and with one of the suspects in the hospital with a gunshot wound to the wrist.
The resident, 24 year old Zachary Stolz, told police that someone knocked on his door around 7:15pm. When he opened the door, the person pointed a handgun at him. Stolz tried to shut the door, but was unable to do so.
Stolz fought with the armed suspect, ending up on the ground in the front yard. Stolz said during the struggle, he heard a gunshot. He was able to break free from the suspect and ran towards the back yard.
Stolz said the suspect followed him and that he was able to turn and punch the suspect in the face several times. The suspect then got into a car and fled the scene. Stolz told investigators that he believed there were a total of three people involved in the attempted burglary. All left in the car with the armed suspect.
Officers found blood at the scene and believed that one of the suspects might have been shot during the incident. Local hospitals were notified that there might be a gunshot victim seeking treatment.
Shortly after the incident, a 16 year old came into one of the hospitals seeking treatment for a gunshot wound to his wrist.
Investigators spoke with him and another 16 year old who had arrived at the hospital with him. They both told investigators that the shooting happened in the 1200 block of Culver during a “drive-by”. Investigators were able to determine that was not true and continued questioning them. During the course of the investigation, investigators were able to place the two juveniles at the scene on Oakley.
The injured suspect remains hospitalized with a non-life threatening injury. He will be charged when he is released.The 2nd suspect was arrested and placed at The Youth Care Center.
Both will face charges of Criminal Recklessness While Armed With a Deadly Weapon, Burglary While Armed With a Deadly Weapon, and Residential Entry.
