JUST IN: EPD Dispatched To 2200 Block Of E. Riverside Drive For Shots Fired

Just before 8:00 this morning, Evansville Police Department officers were dispatched to the report of shots fired in the 2200 block of E. Riverside Drive.  Several 911 callers reported hearing multiple gunshots.  While officers were en route, Central Dispatch received a call from 2213 E. Riverside stating that a woman had been shot at that residence and that the shooter was still inside.  That caller was in another area of the house and was able to exit safely.  Arriving officers surrounded 2213 E. Riverside and the EPD SWAT Bearcat was brought to the scene.

After some time, the female victim exited the residence and walked to an EPD officer on the perimeter.  She was taken to an area hospital by ambulance.  Her condition us unknown.

During a brief standoff, EPD officers could see the suspect inside the residence.  At one point, the suspect began shining a light at the officers outside the home.  A few minutes later, the suspect exited the rear of the home.  The suspect refused to follow commands given by officers and briefly raised his hands towards officers in a “shooter’s stance.”  The suspect tried to walk away from the home and was taken into custody after a short struggle with officers.  EPD officers deployed a police K9 and a TASER during the apprehension. The suspect and three EPD officers were later treated for minor injuries sustained during the struggle.  A handgun was later found outside the home.  

The suspect has been identified as thirty-nine year old Sendaneo J. Wallace of Evansville.  Wallace has been booked into the Vanderburgh County Confinement Center on charges of Battery Committed with a Deadly Weapon, Battery on a Public Safety Officer, Burglary, and Resisting Law Enforcement.

It is believed that prior to going to 2213 E. Riverside, Wallace fired several shots into what is reported to be his residence across the street.  No one was injured at that location.  EPD officers did not fire any shots during this event.