Bloomington man arrested after firing multiple gunshots early Saturday
by Jeremy Hogan
Police arrested the driver and passenger of a vehicle after a pursuit early Saturday morning in Bloomington, according to Bloomington Police Department Captain Ryan Pedigo. The passenger had fired shots in two locations before the pursuit.
Police were called around 1:07 am. Saturday morning after a report of a gunshot fired outside Steve’s Place.
A 19-year-old Spencer woman was at the pool hall with her 27-year-old boyfriend. When the couple left, the man backed a white Kia Sportage into a sign outside the business, then revved up the engine, displayed a silver handgun outside the window of the vehicle, and fired one round. The man drove off heading eastbound on West Third Street.
A police officer located a vehicle matching the description heading westbound, but a woman was driving. The vehicle turned onto Interstate 69 and began traveling northbound.
As the officer was running the plate to find out who owned the vehicle a person pointed a black handgun out of the passenger side and fired 6-7 shots. The officer could see the muzzle blast from the weapon. The officer then activated emergency lights to make a traffic stop, but the vehicle failed to stop.
The vehicle continued eastbound onto the 45/46 bypass, and almost clipped another vehicle while passing on the right. Finally, before the vehicle could enter a residential area, police used a pit maneuver to stop it near the intersection of the bypass and North Walnut Street.
The driver and her boyfriend were arrested. A passenger in the vehicle, a third person, was not detained.
Police found a scuffed up 9mm handgun, which was thrown from the vehicle not far from the traffic stop.
The 27-year-old man is facing the following charges: criminal recklessness, a level 6 felony; and handgun without a license, class A misdemeanor. The woman is being charged with resisting law enforcement.
*Story republished from The Bloomingtonian
Chamber of Commerce hosts discussion about the future of Monroe Lake
The Future of Lake Monroe will be at the Golf Club at Eagle Pointe on Friday, June 3rd. There will be a short presentation by the watershed coordinator, Maggie Sullivan, followed by a panel discussion featuring perspectives on the importance of this resource from community leaders, environmental advocates, scientists, and more to discuss the challenges that may impact businesses, tourism, and sustainability. Come away with a new perspective on the lake’s importance to our community and how you can improve its sustainability. Doors open at 11:15am with lunch beginning at 11:30am.
The panel will feature Alex Crowley (City of Bloomington), Vic Kelson (City Utilities), Jim Krause (Friends of Lake Monroe), Erin Kunkel, MSC (Cook Medical), Jane Martin (Water Fund), and Mike McAfee (Visit Bloomington). Cheryl Munson, Monroe County Council, At-Large Member, will be moderating the panel’s Q&A.
Register at https://web.chamberbloomington.org/events/CommunityConversations-2111/details.
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1900 – Catharine Merrill died in Indianapolis. As a child, she had traveled by ox wagon with her father, State Treasurer Samuel Merrill, as he moved the state treasury from Corydon to Indianapolis. Trained as a nurse, she tended to soldiers at Camp Morton during the Civil War. She befriended and cared for naturalist John Muir when he was injured while living in Indianapolis. In later years, she was a professor at Northwestern Christian University, now known as Butler University.
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