Evansville, IN – Evansville police arrested a 22-year-old man after a victim was shot multiple times following a physical altercation late Sunday night.
Officers were dispatched to the area of Franklin Street and Lafayette Avenue shortly after 11:30 p.m. Sept. 20 following reports of shots fired.
Officers located an adult male victim near Governor Street and Michigan Street who had been shot multiple times. The victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said the victim and a witness identified Seaan M. Bell as the suspect. Investigators determined Bell and the victim had been involved in a physical altercation before Bell allegedly shot the victim.
Bell fled the scene on foot but was later located near his residence and taken into custody. Police also recovered the firearm they say was used in the shooting and determined it had been reported stolen.
Bell was preliminarily charged with aggravated battery, theft of a firearm and unlawful carry of a firearm.
