Police located and arrested a man Monday who allegedly fled Bloomington after breaking into an apartment Sunday, firing gunshots and injuring his girlfriend.
Officials were informed that Bloomington resident Shawn Starlin, 48, was eating at the Steak’n Shake on South Liberty Drive in Bloomington at about 3 p.m. Monday, Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Joe Crider said.
As Starlin got into a parked white Buick outside the restaurant, officers took him into custody. They arrested him on charges of burglary and robbery, criminal recklessness, battery, domestic battery and pointing a firearm.
He is being held in Monroe County Jail on $41,000 bail.
Officials believe Starlin fled Bloomington on Sunday and returned sometime prior to his arrest Monday, Crider said. He was in a Buick with three other people he knew: a 30-year-old man, a 32-year-old woman and a 8-month-old girl.
Starlin reportedly forced himself into an apartment on the 2300 block of South Winslow Court at about 2:45 p.m. Sunday.
He allegedly kicked open the locked front door and forced entry into the apartment. Looking for his girlfriend, he pointed a small, black handgun at the people in the apartment and fired a round into the floor, BPD Capt. Steve Kellams said.
He then reportedly demanded money from his girlfriend and hit her in the forehead with his handgun, which caused cuts and bleeding.
Starlin’s girlfriend, a 38-year-old Bloomington resident, received medical treatment for her injuries.
Starlin then stole the woman’s purse and car keys and ran away from the apartment, Kellams said.
Starlin refused to answer officers’ questions Monday. Authorities are continuing to investigate the case and locate evidence, Crider said.
Samantha Schmidt
