'I pulled the trigger': Teen charged as adult after Stout Field Park shooting
Sep 04, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) A 17-year-old has been charged as an adult after a shooting at a west side park left a man injured.Michael Taylor is accused of opening fire at Stout Field Park in the 3800 block of West Bradbury Avenue on S
unday, Aug. 30, around 8:14 p.m.According to court documents, a confrontation broke out at the park over a prior dispute over a girl.Witnesses told police Taylor pulled out a gun during the altercation, pointed it at one person's face and demanded a backpack.Court documents say he tried to fire the weapon twice. It clicked both times before eventually shooting the victim, who was taken to a nearby hospital.Taylor fled the scene but was found at a nearby address. When taken into custody, he reportedly told officers without being asked that the gun was in a detached garage. Court documents say while riding in a police car, he also told an officer, I pulled the trigger.A search warrant turned up a Smith Wesson .22 caliber handgun, the stolen backpack, which contained the victim's wallet, and a satchel bag. Taylor was wearing a black ski mask when he was arrested.Taylor told investigators the gun was registered and his mother had bought it for him as a birthday gift.In recorded statements cited in the affidavit, Taylor also said "they pulled up and started punching" him and that he feared for his life.He faces the following charges: Robbery resulting in serious bodily injury (Level 2 felony) Aggravated battery (Level 3 felony) Armed robbery (Level 3 felony) Two counts of pointing a firearm at another (Level 6 felony) Dangerous possession of a firearm by a child (Misdemeanor) Unlawful carrying of a handgun (Misdemeanor)Taylor's next court date is scheduled for Sept. 15.
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