Female motorist shot near Butler University

Police are investigating after a woman was shot Thursday night on the Northside, just south of Butler University's campus.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were dispatched about 10:39 p.m. to the 4200 block of Rookwood Avenue on a report of shots fired. Police said callers heard screaming in the street and dialed 911.

When officers arrived at the location, they received updated information that a person had been shot in the area. Police located a woman suffering from at least one gunshot wound.

IMPD Capt. Jerry Leary said the black Ford Taurus the woman was driving was struck by gunfire somewhere on 43rd Street, between Sunset and Rookwood. The bullets penetrated the car and the woman was shot twice.

Emergency medical personnel transported the woman to Eskenazi Hospital where Leary said she was stable and talking to doctors. Aggravated assault detectives were requested to the scene to investigate.

Just before the Rookwood incident, another shooting was reported in Speedway, around 10:34 p.m. Dispatchers could not confirm the victim's condition in that shooting, but police radio traffic indicated the person was shot in the side.

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