2 dead, 2 injured in shooting at Plainfield Hotel
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PLAINFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — Two people are dead and two others are injured after a shooting Saturday night at a hotel on U.S. 40, police said.
The Plainfield Police Department was called to the shooting at about 9:25 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of White House Suites, 2688 E. Main St. That’s west of Ronald Reagan Parkway.
Investigators said all of the victims are male, but they did not know their exact ages.
Lt. Gary Tanner of the department said one person died in the parking lot of the extended-stay motel. Two other victims were sent to Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis, but one of them died on the way to the hospital. The person at Eskenazi was in critical condition.
The 4th person who was shot was taken to IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis and their condition is unknown.
Police have identified a person of interest and are searching for them. The motive for the shooting was not immediately known, but police believe it was an isolated incident. No arrest has been made.
After the shooting, people staying at the hotel were encouraged to stay in their rooms.
Additional information on the shooting was not immediately available.
