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IMPD: Person stabbed at downtown transit center

One person is being held for questioning after a stabbing at the Julia Carson Transit Center in downtown Indianapolis, police said. The person stabbed was taken to a hospital in serious condition, according to police. (WISH Photo)

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Police made a quick arrest Thursday after a stabbing at the Julia Carson Transit Center in downtown Indianapolis.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were dispatched just before 6:30 a.m. to the transit center, located at 201 E. Washington Street.

“Officers responded and located a victim with stab/laceration wounds. The victim was transported to the hospital in serious condition. Officers located a potential suspect who they detained,” IMPD Executive Officer Lt. Shane Foley said in a release.

Just before 2 p.m. Thursday, IMPD announced the arrest of 20-year-old Kaya Lewis for battery causing serious bodily injury.  

IMPD has not shared the name of the victim or any information about what led to the stabbing.

A booking photo was not immediately available.

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