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Arrest made in Putnam County shooting

PUTNAM COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) – Indiana State Police arrested a man Thursday following a nearly two week investigation of a shooting in rural Putnam County.

59-year-old Robert E. Young faces four felony charges, including attempted voluntary manslaughter, aggravated battery and criminal confinement.

According to police, after a disturbance over scaffolding March 25 on South State Road 243, Young allegedly fired a 9 millimeter handgun in the direction of a pickup truck driven by Jeffery DeWayne Perkins. The round traveled through the rear window of the truck, striking Perkins in the head as police believe he was attempting to leave the residence.

Perkins was airlifted to St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis in serious condition. He remains in the hospital undergoing treatment.

Young is currently incarcerated in the Putnam County Jail.

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