08/31/2026
Updated Information regarding this incident.
Contact: Captain Robert Dine
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (317) 804-3200
Dispatch: (317) 773-1300
Incident Type: Shots Fired
Date and Time of Incident: 08/30/2026 @ approximately 7:39 p.m.
Location: Area of Casey Acres Apartments
Release Date and Time: 09/01/2026 @ 9:45 a.m.
On 08/30/2026 at approximately 7:39 p.m. Westfield Police Officers responded to a report of shots being fired near the Casey Acres Apartment complex. Initial 911 calls stated a male was firing shots in the area. The male was shooting indiscriminately until he shot toward a male walking his dogs.
Officers responded to the area and quickly located the suspect, taking him into custody, on the southwest side of the apartment complex. The suspect, later identified as John King II, was in possession of a G***k 43 handgun at the time of arrest.
King was interviewed by Westfield Police Detectives and stated he was upset after having a domestic disturbance with his girlfriend, in the 1200 block of Sabrina Way. King admitted to firing the weapon and emptying the magazine.
The female stated she had been battered and strangled by the suspect. The female was transported to an area hospital for medical treatment.
King was booked into the Hamilton County Jail on the following charges:
-Misdemeanor Public Intoxication
-Misdemeanor Illegal Consumption of an Alcoholic Beverage
-Unlawful Carrying of a Handgun
-F5 Criminal Recklessness and Defendant Shoots into an
Inhabited Building
-F6 Criminal Recklessness with a Deadly Weapon
-F6 Domestic Battery Committed in the Presence of a Child less
than 16 years of age
-F6 Strangulation
A charge is merely an accusation. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office will file the formal charges. Any media inquiries should be directed to their office.
This incident is independent of and unrelated to the juvenile battery case and subsequent ESU response at Casey Acres, from this past Friday morning (08/28/2026).
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Press release: Shots Fired
Contact: Captain Robert Dine
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (317)804-3200
Dispatch: (317) 773-1300
Incident Type: Shots Fired
Date and Time of Incident: 08/30/2026 @ approximately 7:40 p.m.
Location: Area of Casey Acres Apartments
Release Date and Time: 08/30/2026 @ 8:30 pm
On 08/30/2026 Westfield Police Officers responded to a report of shots being fired near the Casey Acres Apartment complex. Initial 911 calls stated a male was firing shots in the area. The male was shooting indiscriminately until he shot at a male walking his dogs.
Officers responded and took the shooter into custody without incident. No one was injured in the incident. Westfield Police, Westfield Fire, and Indiana State Police are on scene.
The investigation is ongoing. More information will be released when it is available.
