Evansville man arrested in Friday night shooting investigation

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Evansville Police have made an arrest in connection with a Friday night robbery and shooting near the intersection of Riverside Dr and S. Morton Ave.
Police have charged 20 year old Bryan Demond Lewis with Robbery with Injury and Armed Robbery. Investigators believe Lewis robbed and shot 42 year old Carl Ferguson while the two were walking together around 8:00pm on Friday.
Investigators have also charged Lewis with an armed robbery that happened about 30 minutes earlier in the 2400 block of Sunburst. In that case, Lewis is accused of robbing 40 year old Ricardo Irvine. Irvine told investigators he knew Lewis and had given him and another person a ride. After arriving at the Sunburst Apartments, Irvine said Lewis pulled a gun a robbed him.
Police were looking for Lewis and located him during a car stop while they were investigating a seperate theft on Saturday night. He is not facing charges in that theft.