INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A person is reported to be in critical condition following a shooting Thursday evening at a motel on the city’s east side. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police were dispatched shortly before 6:30 p.m. Thursday to a report of a person shot at the Budget 8 Inn, 6850 E. 21s t St. That’s southwest of the interchange of I-70 and Shadeland Avenue. Responding officers found a person who is reported to be in critical condition. An investigation was underway. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police were dispatched shortly before 6:30 p.m. May 14, 2026, to a report of a person shot at the Budget 8 Inn, 6850 E. 21st St. That’s southwest of the interchange of I-70 and Shadeland Avenue. (WISH Photo/Dylan Chestnut) Indianapolis Metropolitan Police were dispatched shortly before 6:30 p.m. May 14, 2026, to a report of a person shot at the Budget 8 Inn, 6850 E. 21st St. That’s southwest of the interchange of I-70 and Shadeland Avenue. (WISH Photo/Dylan Chestnut) ...read more read less