IMPD: Indianapolis man arrested after reported shooting at northeast side apartment complex

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man has been arrested after he was reportedly involved in a shooting at an apartment complex on the city’s northeast side in early July.

According to a news release from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, 28-year-old Edgar Torrence was taken into custody on Thursday on the following charges from the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office:

• One count of battery by means of a deadly weapon, a Level 5 felony
• One count of attempt to commit battery by means of a deadly weapon, a Level 5 felony
• One count of intimidation, a Level 5 felony
• One count of criminal recklessness, a Level 5 felony
• One count of unlawful carrying of a handgun, a Level 5 felony

On the morning of July 3, officers with IMPD’s north district were dispatched to the 4000 block of Meadows Lane on a reported shooting. At the apartment complex, officers spoke with a man who said he had been in an altercation with a man, later identified as Torrence, who allegedly pulled a gun on him.

The man told officers that he was “in fear for his life and that he fired his own gun back at (Torrence) when (he) fired shots at him,” the release said. The man is believed to have sustained a graze wound during the shooting.

At the time, IMPD’s SWAT team came to the scene to search the complex for the suspect. Torrence was identified as the suspect by IMPD homicide detectives during an investigation into a reported shooting.

A warrant was issued for Torrence’s arrest on Aug. 21. The release said that Torrence was located on Wednesday by officers with IMPD’s U.S. Marshals Task Force, with assistance from the Lawrence Police Department.

According to court documents, Torrence’s initial hearing is scheduled for Friday morning. Torrence’s bond was set at $6,000 cash, and he will be required to be under home detention with GPS monitoring.