A physical altercation between two men led to gunfire in a parking lot near the Village apartment complex, and one of the men was taken to the hospital with a bullet wound.
Bloomington Police Department received a call about 12:28 a.m. Friday from witnesses who said they saw a physical altercation and a shooting at 507 S. Muller Parkway.
BPD Lt. John Kovach said the witnesses who saw the incident described two men in a physical altercation. Kovach said one of the people pulled a handgun and pointed it at the other man.
The man ran to a nearby car and got into the passenger seat. The man with the handgun began firing rounds at the car as it drove away. The gunman then got into a dark-colored vehicle and drove away from the scene.
Kovach said BPD received a call from a hospital stating a man arrived with a bullet wound in his head. Kovach said this was the same person who had fled the scene in the car the man was firing rounds at.
Kovach said when BPD questioned the man who was shot, he denied being in a physical altercation and said he and his friend were sitting in a car in the parking lot and heard gunshots. He said they began to drive away and one of the bullets hit him in the head.
The person who was in the car with the man gave the same story.
The victim was released from the hospital this morning with the bullet still in his head, Kovach said.
Kovach said the witnesses did not know either of the men involved and that they were not involved in the incident.
Kovach said the suspect has yet to be identified, but there is no active threat.
