Officer hears shots at Marathon gas station, arrests male

Bloomington Police Department  Officer Cody Decker was driving by the Marathon gas station on the corner of Walnut Street and Winslow Road on Sunday when he heard shots fired, BPD Lt. David Drake said, reading from a police report.

When Decker pulled into the vicinity of the gas station, numerous cars fled. He saw a male getting into a car who looked like he was putting a hand gun into his waistband, Drake said. Decker drew his weapon, approached the vehicle and made everyone inside show their hands.

A semi-auto handgun was found in a vehicle as well as a spent .40 caliber shell casing nearby, Drake said. Indianapolis resident Lamar Baker, 23, admitted to firing the weapon at a vehicle and was charged with criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon and pointing a firearm.

Baker and others present were attending a dance presented by the Black Student Union at the National Guard Armory, Drake said.