According to EPD, at approximately 2:35am on Thursday morning, officers were dispatched to the 1300 block of Shanklin Ave in reference to shots fired. Once on scene, officers spoke with victims who stated they heard gun shots from outside the residence as bullets came through their front window.

Multiple rounds were fired into the residence and one female victim was hit in the stomach by a ricochet. The female had a minor abrasion but declined medical treatment. The female victim’s children were also in the apartment, asleep upstairs. The investigation is on going at this time.

If you have any information, you are asked to call EPD at 812-435-6194.