May 30, 2021 / 07:54 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) Police on Sunday identified a 21-year-old man accused of shooting a man and woman before leading police on a chase, hitting a woman with his SUV and shooting and injuring a police officer.
Keith Allender faces preliminary charges of attempted murder (3 counts), aggravated battery, criminal recklessness and resisting law enforcement.
Detectives with Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department believe Allender shot two of his neighbors in an unprovoked attack Saturday afternoon on Kentstone Drive. A 61-year-old woman was in a car with a toddler when Allender shot her and a 38-year-old man standing outside the car. The child was unharmed, according to police, and the woman was able to drive a short distance away from the scene.
An IMPD officer has been released from the hospital after she was shot five times Saturday. Three others were also injured in the incident, including the suspect.
One person in critical condition after shooting involving IMPD officer
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A person is in critical condition Monday after a shooting where an officer was involved on the east side of Indianapolis.
Preliminary information about the shooting at 21 S. Colorado Ave. was released by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department about 6:43 a.m.
No officers were injured, police said.
A male was taken to a hospital and is in critical condition. Information about the person s age or what led to the shooting has not been released.