SOUTH BEND — A 19-year-old faces charges of battery with a deadly weapon and criminal recklessness, accusing him of a May 18 shooting at South Bend’s Laurel Woods Apartments.
About 11:15 p.m. Monday, May 18, the South Bend Police Department responded to the 800 block of West Laurel Woods Court on a report of a shooting. Officers found a female victim, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, according to police. She was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Police reported tracking the suspect to a nearby building, where they detained Jamal Leonard.
The SBPD Violent Crimes Unit says Leonard claimed self-defense, but that video from the scene suggests Leonard was the one to initiate gunfire.
Leonard was being held at the St. Joseph County Jail, according to the release.
Contact Katherine Hill via email at KTHill@usatodayco.com.
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Reporting by Katherine Hill, South Bend Tribune / South Bend Tribune
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