Bloomington police investigate late Tuesday evening shooting of 21-year-old woman

A 21-year-old woman was shot late Tuesday evening on the 1200 block of North Maple Street, according to a Wednesday afternoon news release from Bloomington police department (BPD).

BPD is asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact detective Kevin Frank at (812) 349-3322.

Just before 11 p.m. officers responded to a report of a person who had been shot, according to the news release. They found a 21-year-old woman in an apartment with several gunshot wounds.

At the scene, officers gave the woman emergency medical care. She was then taken to IU Health’s Bloomington hospital and later flown by LifeLine helicopter to an Indianapolis hospital. The news release says her condition is not known.

According to the news release, the woman and a 17-year-old man had been standing outside the apartment when someone fired at them several times from the area of the parking lot. Police do not know how many shots were fired or how many shooters there were.

A passenger car was seen speeding away from the area, but it is unknown if the car was involved in the shooting, according to the release.

BPD is asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact detective Kevin Frank at (812) 349-3322.