Around 2:30 p.m. on July 4th, Evansville Police Officers were dispatched to a parking lot inthe 2100 block of S Weinbach Ave. in reference to shots fired. Dispatch received multiple calls about a male shooting a firearm at another male in the parking lot.
Officers located the Victim near Kathleen and Weinbach Ave. The Victim had a gun shot wound to his lower back and was transported to the hospital. The Victim’s condition is unknown at this time, however, the injury did not appear to be life threatening.
The Victim told Officers that he did not know the suspect and did not know why the suspect shot at him. Officers were able to pull up surveillance video of the incident. The suspect
arrived in the parking lot in a vehicle. The suspect walked into the store and was inside for a few minutes. The video shows the suspect exit the store and have a verbal exchange with someone in the parking lot. He brandishes a firearm and begins to shoot toward the Victim in the parking lot. The video shows the suspect chasing the Victim through the parking lot. The suspect then got into the vehicle that he arrived in and fled the scene.
Investigators were able to identify the suspect. He was identified as 27-year-old DevinShavar Hobby from Evansville. Hobby was located by Evansville Police Officers on July 5thand taken to EPD Headquarters. Investigators spoke with Hobby about the incident and he admitted he was the shooter. Hobby was taken to the Vanderburgh County Confinement Center and charged with Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon.
