Shooting in Delphi puts one in hospital

Shooting scene isolated Police crime scene tape surrounds the back yard of a residence on North Union St. in Delphi after a report of a Tuesday early morning shooting. Comet photo by Debbie Lowe

The Delphi Police Department received a call of a shooting at 425 North Union St. Tuesday at approximately 4:30 a.m.

According to a news release issued by the Indiana State Police, a male victim was shot multiple times and taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette. He was listed in critical condition and reportedly transferred to an Indianpolis hospital.

ISP was called to provide a crime scene technician and detectives to lead the investigation. State and Delphi police worked to gather evidence at the scene.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Master Trooper Blaine Butler or Sgt. Kim Riley at the post at (800) 382-7537 or (765) 567- 2125.

A next door neighbor told the Comet late Tuesday afternoon that police had been called in the past year to the two-story apartment building. She said the residence was not a rental unit, however a Hispanic woman, her daughter, son and perhaps another man lived in the downstairs apartment while the woman's mother resided upstairs.

Another neighbor out walking her dog said she walked past the residence at approximately 5 p.m. on Monday and heard a small child crying in distress.

Delphi Police Department Chief Ed Chapman declined to comment about the shooting. He said the state police press release was the only information available for release.