ANDERSON, Ind. — A 31-year-old Anderson man is in custody for allegedly shooting and killing his father Friday night.
Police received several reports of shots fired in the 500 block of West 2nd Street just before 7:30 p.m. Friday. They arrived to find 52-year-old Jerry Wade who had been shot multiple times.
Officers found the suspect, who was armed and later identified as Wade's son, nearby and took him into custody without incident, according to an Anderson Police Department spokesperson. Investigators believe the men were involved in an altercation when the suspect shot his father.
Jerry Wade was taken to a hospital in Indianapolis in critical condition.
Police did not identify the son by name, but jail records show Jansen Lee Wade, 31, was booked into the Madison County Jail Saturday morning on the preliminary charges of murder, robbery and criminal recklessness.
The police investigation is ongoing and the Madison County prosecutor has not filed formal charges.