Man injured in shooting at party on Sunday

Police are searching for a man they believe shot another man in the leg at a party early Sunday morning. \nThe Bloomington Police Department is investigating Antoine Sims, 21, as a “person of interest” in the crime, BPD Capt. Joe Qualters said.\nBPD already arrested two Indianapolis men in connection with the shooting after they allegedly drove away from the scene with the suspect.\nErnest W. Holifield, 21, and Montez L. Sanders, 21 face preliminary charges of assisting a criminal.\nAt about 2:50 a.m. Sunday, BPD officers were dispatched to the parking lot of the Econo Lodge, located at 2601 N. Walnut St., where 150 to 250 people were gathered outside for a party, Qualters said, reading from a police report.\nWitnesses said they saw a black man fire several shots into the air on the north side of the building, Qualters said.\nThe suspect also fired one shot at a silver Honda Accord before firing another shot into the crowd, striking one man. The suspect then left in a vehicle with Holifield and Sanders, Qualters said. The victim was taken to Bloomington Hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg, Qualters said.\nMonroe County Sheriff’s Department officers arrested Holifield and Sanders at a BP gas station located 7340 N. Wayport Road. Officers also found a hand gun in a trash can at the gas station.