Shooting suspect was allegedly waiting for ride, will be questioned Sunday

The suspect who is in custody from the Sunday morning shooting at Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity on North Jordan Avenue is being questioned today, IU Police Chief Keith Cash said.

Jeffery Durbin of Kokomo, who is not an IU-Bloomington student, was arrested on charges of intimidation, criminal recklessness, pointing a firearm and carrying a handgun without a license.

At 2:57 a.m., officers responded to a report of a man firing a weapon in the air outside Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity.

“This male, not a house member, was waiting on a ride,” Cash said in a prepared statement. “He became irritated while waiting and pulled out a gun, pointing it at a fraternity member. He then began to wave the gun in the air.”

Cash said the incident started at the conclusion of the fraternity's Halloween party as visitors were leaving the house. He said while the fraternity members were fleeing back inside the house, they heard gunfire.

“Immediately, IUPD, along with the Bloomington Police Department, set up a perimeter from Fee Lane to the 45/46 bypass,” Cash said in the statement.

The male was seen walking up the driveway of a fraternity in the 1400 block of North Jordan Avenue. Officers at the perimeter noticed the suspect attempting to enter a sorority at 1442 N. Jordan Ave.

Authorities arrested the suspect, and there were no injuries. Shortly after the arrest, the weapon was recovered close by, Cash said.

“The investigation continues,” Cash said.

- Justin Shockey