2 arrested after shooting of 56 year old man in bloomington

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) – Bloomington Police Department officers arrested two people Friday evening after the shooting of a 56-year-old man.

Friday at 10:55 p.m., Bloomington officers responded to an apartment in the 100 block of South Curry Pike for a report of a person shot. It was reported that the suspects were seen running south from the apartment. Officers arrived in the area within minutes of the 911 call being received and immediately began checking the area while others provided medical care to the victim. The victim, a 56-year-old Bloomington man, was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment of multiple gunshot wounds. The man underwent emergency surgery for the gunshot wounds.

Investigators were told by hospital staff that the man was expected to survive, but his condition is unknown.

At 11:01 p.m. Friday, a Bloomington officer observed two individuals walking along a tree line between the Highland Village Church and the Kroger parking lot. As the officer approached the individuals, they began running and crossed into the Kroger parking lot. A woman was quickly taken into custody and a man was chased by officers on foot to the back of the Kroger. The man attempted to hide in a small area of ​​woods, but was located moments later and taken into custody without further incident.

The female was identified as Annabella Winter Jackson, 19, of Bloomington. The man was identified as Devance Gayles, 35, of Michigan City. Officers checked the area where the two were initially seen and found a handgun wrapped in a sweatshirt in the nearby wooded area.

Jackson and Gayles were taken to the Bloomington Police Department for interviews. At the end of the interview, the two were taken to the Monroe County Jail. Gayles was arrested and preliminarily charged with attempted murder, burglary, possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, criminal recklessness and pointing a firearm. Jackson was arrested and preliminarily charged with resisting law enforcement and an outstanding warrant for probation violation.