Arrest Made In Whitestown Shooting

On Sunday 9/29/2024, at 6:02pm, WMPD officers were dispatched to the Meadows on Main apartment complex on reports of shots fired. Boone County dispatch informed officers heading to the area that witnesses observed multiple people running following the shots fired, two of them being white males in hooded sweatshirts. Upon arriving shortly after the dispatched call, Officers located two white males matching the description along with a black handgun near the males. Officers detained these individuals and began their field investigation into the incident. Following interviews with witnesses, the victims, and the detained individuals, it was determined that a verbal altercation in the apartment complex led to the two white males pulling handguns and firing shots at the victim’s apartment in the complex. WMPD officers and detectives were also able to locate the second firearm used in this incident at one of the suspect’s apartments in the complex. Cristopher Croley (20 years old) of Whitestown (IN) was identified as one of the suspects and was arrested. He is currently being held at the Boone County Jail pending recommended charges of Intimidation with a Deadly Weapon (Level 5 Felony), Criminal Recklessness with a Deadly Weapon (Level 6 Felony), and Pointing a Firearm (Level 6 Felony). The second suspect identified was a juvenile, who was also arrested and transported to Delaware County Juvenile Detention Center where he is being held pending charges of Intimidation with a Deadly Weapon (Level 5 Felony), Criminal Recklessness with a Deadly Weapon (Level 6 Felony), and Pointing a Firearm (Level 6 Felony). No further information will be provided on the juvenile suspect.