IMPD: 2 arrested in relation to 2 separate September shootings

INDIANAPOLIS — Officials with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department recently released information on two arrests in separate shootings that occurred in September.

According to a post on IMPD’s social media, detectives with the U.S. Marshals Task Force first arrested 31-year-old Dennis Kendall in relation to a shooting that left one man critically injured on the near southwest side of Indianapolis.

On Sept. 15, officers with IMPD’s Southwest District responded to the 2100 block of Wilkins Street. When they arrived, they reportedly found a man in the road with a gunshot wound.

The post read that another man, later identified as Kendall, was attempting to render medical aid to the man who was shot. During the investigation, Kendall, who was armed with a gun at the time, was “found to be a prohibited person and was placed under arrest for unlawful carrying of a handgun.”

As the investigation continued, the department said in the post that Kendall was later identified as the alleged shooter in this case. Kendall was taken into custody on Sunday on the following charges:

• One count of aggravated battery – results in loss or impairment of a bodily function, a Level 3 felony
• One count of intimidation, where the defendant draws or uses a deadly weapon, a Level 5 felony
• One count of pointing a firearm at another, a Level 6 felony
• Two additional weapons-related misdemeanors.

Court documents indicate that Kendall’s initial hearing is scheduled for Thursday morning in Marion County court.

In a separate incident, IMPD detectives with the U.S. Marshals Task Force arrested 32-year-old Che’Anne Miller in relation to a reported shooting on the east side of Indianapolis.

On Sept. 29, officers with IMPD’s east district responded to the 6800 block of E. 21st Street and found a man with apparent gunshot wounds. The post read that the man was transported to a local hospital in stable condition.

Using video footage and witnesses, aggravated assault detectives with IMPD identified Miller as the suspect in the case. On Monday, Miller was taken into custody on the following preliminary charges:

• Unlawful carrying of a handgun
• Attempted battery with a deadly weapon
• Criminal recklessness

IMPD also released information on the arrest of 23-year-old Dasia Jackson after a fatal shooting on the east side of Indianapolis in early September. Click here to read more about that arrest.