IMPD finds person critically hurt after shooting at motel on east side

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A person is reported to be in critical condition following a shooting Thursday evening at a motel on the city’s east side.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police were dispatched shortly before 6:30 p.m. Thursday to a report of a person shot at the Budget 8 Inn, 6850 E. 21st St. That’s southwest of the interchange of I-70 and Shadeland Avenue.

Responding officers found a person who is reported to be in critical condition.

An investigation was underway.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police were dispatched shortly before 6:30 p.m. May 14, 2026, to a report of a person shot at the Budget 8 Inn, 6850 E. 21st St. That’s southwest of the interchange of I-70 and Shadeland Avenue. (WISH Photo/Dylan Chesnut)

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police were dispatched shortly before 6:30 p.m. May 14, 2026, to a report of a person shot at the Budget 8 Inn, 6850 E. 21...