Evansville Police are investigating a shooting that happened near Green River Rd and Covert Ave at 9:00pm Monday night.
Officers were called to the area for a reported shooting and found a man in a parking lot. He first told officers a random person had shot him and took his car. During follow-up questioning, he told investigators that he had arranged to meet a man in the lot for drug deal.
When the suspect entered the car, he placed a gun to the victim’s neck and demanded the drugs. During the robbery, the suspect shot the victim.
The suspect fled in the victim’s car. Another person who had arrived with the victim was also in the car when shooting happened. Neither he nor the car have been located.
The car is a red 2012 Hyundai Sonata with Indiana plate XLZ509. The suspect is a black male. Anyone with information about the suspect or the location of the car is asked to call EPD.
