3 arrested after shooting during ‘very rare’ Fishers drug deal
FISHERS, Ind. (WISH) – The Fishers Police Department has arrested three people in a recent shooting.
The three — 16-year-old Alexander Lopez, 17-year-old Alan Mendez and 18-year-old Ivan Jeronimo — were arrested in the case. Lopez and Mendez have been filed into adult court. All three of from Indianapolis.
The trio is believed to be behind a shooting in Fishers behind Which Wich Superior Sandwiches on Sept. 21. Police said they tried to rob an 18-year-old marijuana dealer from Fishers and one of them shot the dealer.
“All for boys, including the victim, have made a terrible decision and they have negatively impacted their lives and the lives of their families,” Fishers police Sgt. Tom Weger said.
Police responded to the shooting near 131st Street and State Road 37 just after 7 p.m. that evening.
Investigators found a man, identified as 18-year-old Jose Gomez of Fishers, shot behind the shop.
Police said Gomez is still in the hospital, but they could not provide an update on his condition Friday. He is not currently facing charges.
On Saturday, a dive team found the gun believed to be involved in the shooting in a retention pond near 116th Street and Hazel Dell Parkway in Carmel. A warrant was issued out of Hamilton County and all three suspects were then found in Marion County.
Police said they tracked down the suspects with the help of witness statements and by tracking text messages between a suspect and the victim.
Tina Chance, a Fishers local, said she’s surprised by the shooting but not by the drug deal.”
“I don’t know if I’m so surprised to hear that’s what it was because it seems like there’s a lot of that that goes on now,” Chance said.
Fishers police declined to provide exact numbers, but a spokesman said drug deals in Fishers are “very rare.”
Mendez faces the most serious of the charges, including attempted murder and robbery resulting in serious bodily injury.
Their charges are as follows:
- Mendez: attempted murder, robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, armed robbery, aggravated battery, dangerous possession of a firearm, intimidation, pointing a firearm at a person, theft, carrying a firearm without a permit.
- Jeronimo: robbery resulting in serious bodily injury (aiding, inducing or causing), robbery armed with a deadly weapon (aiding, inducing or causing), aggravated battery (aiding, inducing or causing), theft ((aiding, inducing or causing).
- Lopez: robbery resulting in serious bodily injury (aiding, inducing or causing), robbery armed with a deadly weapon (aiding, inducing or causing), aggravated battery (aiding, inducing or causing), theft ((aiding, inducing or causing).
The Fishers Police Department says all three were taken into custody without incident.
The Fishers Police Department says all three were taken into custody without incident.
