COLUMBUS, Ind. – One man is in custody on a felony charge after a shooting inside a Columbus home that resulted in another man being shot in the abdomen.
The Columbus Police Department (CPD) was called to a shooting on Sunday just after 9 p.m. A 53-year-old male victim had been driven to a Columbus Fire Department station after being shot inside a residence in the 4400 block of Coles Drive. The 78-year-old male suspect stayed at the residence. Officers attempted to get the man to come outside, but he did not initially exit.
CPD SWAT, a combined team of officers from CPD and the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office, the Crisis Negotiation Team, and detectives were called to the scene. Eventually, the man came out and was taken into custody. The victim was flown to an Indianapolis area hospital for treatment.
Stephen Funkhauser, of Columbus, was arrested on the preliminary charge of battery with a deadly weapon (level 3 felony). The investigation is still ongoing.
All charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
