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Updated: 5:32 PM Oct 26, 2008
Update: Victim identified in overnight South Bend shooting
Police have identified the victim in one of the overnight shootings in South Bend. Posted: 4:35 AM Oct 26, 2008 |
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Police have identified the victim in one of the overnight shootings Sunday in South Bend.
St. Joseph County Metro Homicide says 21-year-old Bradley Walls of South Bend was shot while driving his car around 3:45 a.m., causing him to crash near the intersection of Lafayette and Lasalle Avenue.
South Bend Police Captain Phil Trent says Walls was found dead at the scene.
Police report a gun was found in the street near the accident.
This was the third shooting in three hours in the city.
The first happened just after 2:00 a.m. at the Taco Bell on Lincolnway West and Bendix.
South Bend Police are saying the victim is a male juvenile was shot during the course of a large fight.
Not too long after the first shooting, there was a second shooting at the Marathon gas station at Ironwood and Mishawaka Avenue.
Police report multiple gun casings were found in the station's parking lot.
They are reporting victims walked into nearby hospitals shortly after the shooting to receive treatment.
Their current status is unknown.
Police say they consider the shootings related.
In addition to the shootings, there was also a brutal stabbing early Sunday morning.
It happened around 3:00 a.m. in the 2600 block of West Washington.
Police say 55-year-old Elmo Perry and his girlfriend got into an argument in their backyard.
The fight escalated, and the women stabbed Perry twice.
Perry's mother and father witnessed the stabbing, and took him to Memorial Hospital in South Bend.
The suspect left with the knife, and police are still looking for her.
One of Perry's wounds was to the stomach, and police say he was rushed to surgery when he arrived at the hospital.
Stay with Newscenter 16, as we'll continue to update you as soon as more details become available.
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