            		                 				                                    
                                                  Lafayette Police Department
                                                            20 N. 6th Street
                                                    Lafayette, Indiana  47901    


For Immediate Release						                        Contact: Lt. Matt Gard            
  December 27th, 2019                                                                                            mjgard@lafayette.in.gov
                       							                              (765) 807-1223 

Lafayette Police Investigating Shots Fired at Tippecanoe Mall
On December 27th, 2019 at 6:03pm the Lafayette Police Department responded to the Tippecanoe Mall, 2415 Sagamore Pkwy S, Lafayette, IN for a report of shots fired outside of the mall in the parking lot.  Officers determined that a confrontation between at least two subjects lead to the shots being fired.  Nobody was injured as a direct result of the shooting.  One uninvolved female was injured as she ran from the shooting when she dislocated her knee.  
Officers located one suspect from the shooting inside the mall and have taken them into custody.  Officers are continuing to look for other involved parties.
This is not being investigated as an active shooter situation.  All information gathered at this time points towards this being an isolated incident between individuals.   
This is still an active investigation. More information will be released when it becomes available.  

Lieutenant Matt Gard
Community Outreach & Crime Prevention


The fact a person has been arrested or charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.  
