1 dead, 2 injured in Greenwood shooting
GREENWOOD, Ind. (WISH) – One person is dead and two other people were injured in an early-morning shooting in Greenwood.
According to the Greenwood Police Department, officers responded to a residence in the 370 block of Bridle Court at approximately 12:30 a.m. Tuesday for reports of shots fired.
Police say that a man apparently came to the residence intending to rob the house and the two victims, 21-year-old Ryan Endress and 21-year-old Kaylee Whitaker, inside the residence. GPD say that as Endress was opening the door to allow an acquaintance out of his residence, the suspect entered the house wearing all black, with a bandanna covering his face.
At that time, there were multiple gunshots exchanged in the residence between the victims and the suspect.
Endress and Whitaker tell police that the suspect then fled the scene, heading to a waiting car, but ultimately collapsed in the street.
The suspect was pronounced dead on the scene. Whitaker and Endress were transported to Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital with gunshot wounds to the arms and legs. Their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening and are expected to be released from the hospital today.
Police say the shooting remains under investigation. However, they also say the early indications are that the shooting was drug-related, as authorities said there were a variety of drugs found inside the home.
Drug charges are likely to come against the victim for the narcotics located inside the home, but officials have indicated there won’t be any charges related to the shooting as it was done in self-defense.
The name or identity of the suspect has not yet been released.
