INDIANAPOLIS — A person was shot at a troubled motel on the east side of Indianapolis Tuesday evening.
According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers were called to the Budget 8 Inn — which is located at 6850 E. 21st St. just before 11 p.m. to investigate a shooting. When police arrived at the scene, they located a victim with injuries consistent with gunshot wounds.
IMPD initially indicated that the victim was in stable condition. Police later confirmed that the victim’s condition was reported to be critical sometime after medics took him to a local hospital.
Investigators believe the shooting occurred in room No. 259 inside the Budget 8 Inn. Law enforcement has suggested that the shooting was the result of some sort of argument that had broken out inside the motel room. For that reason, police do not believe the shooting poses any active or ongoing threat to the community…