Domestic situations escalate to violence

        (MT. VERNON, IN)  State Police worked a domestic shooting in Mt. Vernon Indiana Sunday morning.

       48-year-old Rodney Givens was arrested after an investigation at 827 Walnut Street again in Mt. Vernon.  Givens and his wife, Crystal was in an argument at 9-am when Mr. Givens allegedly grabbed a handgun and shot his wife one time. She was treated for non-life threatening injuries at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.

        Mr. Givens is charged with Criminal Recklessness with a Deadly Weapon and Aggravated Battery. The investigation continues.


EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — An Evansville woman was killed and another hospitalized following a shooting that police say was an act of domestic violence.

The Evansville Courier and Press reports 38-year-old Amanda Weir died Saturday morning at Deaconess Hospital, after she was shot early Friday evening.

Another woman, who was a relative, was also hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.

Police say the two were in a car together when the alleged shooter, 56-year-old Robert Ballard, opened fire.  He was arrested on attempted murder charges.

Police believe Ballard had been in a relationship with one of the women which recently ended.

Police say a neighbor confronted Ballard and exchanged gunfire with him after the initial shooting.

Officers responded after hearing shots and arrested Ballard.