South Bend, IN – A South Bend man has been arrested and charged following a shooting Friday night on the city’s west side that left another man hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to the South Bend Police Department, officers responded to a reported shooting around 11:40 p.m. Friday in the 700 block of S. Grant Street. Upon arrival, they located a 48-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital and is expected to recover.
Following an investigation by the department’s Violent Crimes Unit, police identified the victim’s brother, 53-year-old Donald Simpson II, as the alleged suspect. He was arrested and later charged by the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office.
Simpson is facing charges of aggravated battery, battery by means of a deadly weapon, and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, according to authorities. He is currently being held at the St. Joseph County Jail.
Police have not released additional details regarding the motive behind the incident. The investigation remains ongoing.
Authorities remind the public that all individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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