1 dead, multiple people injured in shooting at Evansville party

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — Evansville police say one person is dead and several others are injured, after multiple people fired shots following a large party early Sunday.

According to the Evansville Police Department, multiple people called 911 to report the shooting. It happened in a neighborhood outside a home in the 300 block of Taylor Avenue. That’s on Evansville’s southwest side near the Ohio River.

As people were leaving the party, investigators say more than one person started firing shots. One person was fatally shot, and one person was hit by a car fleeing the madness. EPD announced Sunday a suspect, 21-year-old Alexis Wilhite, was taken into custody for the hit-and-run…

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