On January 22, 2016 at approximately 6:08pm, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to Casey’s General Store (153 Teal Road West) to the report of shots fired. A short time later, officers were also called to the 500 block of Northchester Lane due to a female with a gunshot wound to the chest. Officers located a female with a single gunshot wound on Northchester Lane.
It is believed that the victim was shot in the vicinity of Casey’s General Store prior to arriving on Northchester Lane. The victim female was taken to a local area hospital and is in stable condition at this time.
Police processed the scene and Casey’s General Store was temporarily blocked off as police continued their investigation.
The investigation is ongoing. The Lafayette Police Department asks that anyone with any further information about this investigation please contact the Lafayette Police Department or call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78 Crime.
Lieutenant Joseph Clyde #33
Lafayette Police Department
Patrol Shift Commander