LAWRENCE, Ind. — A man is in critical condition after being shot in a vehicle in the parking lot of the Lawrence Walmart Friday morning.
Lawrence police responded to a report of a person shot outside of the Walmart, located at 10735 Pendleton Pike, near North German Church Road, around 9:30 a.m.
Police told 13News a man was sitting in the driver's seat of a car in the parking lot when his girlfriend approached the car and shot him in the neck through the driver's side window.
The man was taken a hospital in critical condition. Police arrested the girlfriend – identified as 19-year-old Karena Bufala. She is being held on a preliminary charge of attempted murder. The Marion County Prosecutor's Office will make the final charging decision.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Lawrence police originally said the suspect shot her boyfriend while they were both in the vehicle. This story has been updated to reflect new information from police.
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