According to Muncie Police, an unknown gunman shot the victim once in the back and once in the stomach.

Police are uncertain what led to the shooting because they had been mostly unable to speak with the victim.

"They took him to the hospital and he went to surgery right off the bat," Police said.

The victim was by himself when he was shot.

Vandalism in the city's Halteman Village neighborhood last week is the subject of a police investigation.

About 16 people reported spray-paint damage to their homes and cars, according to police.

City police on Wednesday night were searching for an armed bandit who held up a northside hair salon.

The robbery at Pro Cuts, 1200 E. McGalliard Road, was reported about 7:30 p.m.The bandit was described as a white male armed with a black handgun.

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A man robbed the Village Pantry at 3300 S. Madison around 4:25 a.m. today, according to emergency dispatch.

The man was reported as armed, but further information about the weapon was unavailable. Police arrested a suspect soon after.

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Muncie police early Saturday were searching for a bandit who robbed a clerk at the Gas America convenience store, 4900 N. Broadway, about 12:25 a.m.

No injuries were reported.

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A Muncie woman was arrested Thursday night on allegations she held up a clerk at the Gas American convenience store, at 3300 E. Jackson St., late Wednesday.

A witness was able to provide police with the license plate number from the getaway car.

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Police are responding to the apparent death of a four-month-old child.

Police Radio traffic indicated that detectives and the prosecutor were on the way to the scene.

The yard has been taped off as a crime scene.

There were attempts to revive the child, and then the coroner was called to the home.

UPDATE:

Muncie Police tell 24-Hour News 8 that the death is suspicious because they responded to the death of a two-month-old infant at the same address on Nov. 3, 2009.

According to Sgt. Engle, the woman who lives at that address is a babysitter who works with children through her church, Westminster Presbyterian.

Engle says the investigation into the two-month-old infant’s death determined there was nothing suspicious about the death.

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A father and son team who allegedly fed their fast food habit with counterfeit bills were arrested Wednesday after peddling their phony bills at a slew of restaurants across East Central Indiana.

Arrested by Muncie police, U.S. Secret Service agents and Hartford City and Marion police were serving a warrant at their home in Hartford City.

Police Capt. Mark Vollmar said his department was tipped off to the alleged counterfeiters by an Arby's manager on Wheeling Avenue, where the two men used a counterfeit $10 bill for a drive-through order.

The two returned the next day and were recognized by a clerk, who got a vehicle description and passed it on to police. Police tracked the vehicle to a nearby Mac's on McGalliard Road, where the men were taken into custody.

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Two young men held up a south Muncie liquor store Thursday night, getting away with a handful of cash.

Muncie police were looking for two black males wearing black jackets who came into Save On Liquor, 1920 S. Madison St., about 8:30 p.m. and demanded cash.One of the robbers had a black handgun, and both fled on foot.

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Muncie and Delaware County police Sunday night were searching for a bandit who fled from a northside adult novelty store carrying its cash register.

The armed robbery at Cirilla's, 601 E. McGalliard Road, was reported about 8:45 p.m.

The bandit was described as a while male with blonde hair and a beard, wearing a denim jacket and jeans. He fled the scene on foot, according to scanner traffic.

Initial reports indicated the stolen cash register contained about $150.

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A Muncie woman was found slain Thursday, a day after she told police she had been threatened by a man who had earlier burglarized her near-southside home.

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Muncie  police investigating the slaying of a local woman made two arrests late Thursday.

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A robber with a machete in his sweatpants chose the wrong neighborhood dry cleaners to rob.

Michael G. Robbins, 26, was caught after a short foot race with a patrol officer who happened to be in the neighborhood.

Robbins is accused of robbing the North Vogue Cleaners, 3608 N. Wheeling Ave., about 12:37 p.m. after he showed the handle of a machete in his sweatpants.

Patrol officer Jeff Pease was in the neighborhood and found Robbins, who matched the description of the suspect, running toward a house on Lanewood Drive.

The daylight robbery only netted some cash and no one was hurt, but it is the eighth so far this week in a season in which police typically see a spike in robbery.

The suspect said he needed cash to get some property out of the pawn shop, according to police Capt. Mark Vollmar.

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A Muncie couple was jailed after allegedly letting their small children wander to a nearby grocery.

Muncie police were called to the Marsh Supermarket at 3705 S. Madison St. Tuesday afternoon on a report of two children, ages 5 and 6, wandering in the store by themselves.

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A Muncie police officer once recognized for his outstanding work is serving a 10-day suspension without pay for crashing a police car that injured other people.

Not only did patrol officer total a 2007 Ford Crown Victoria, costing the city $14,368, he also injured the driver and passenger when hitting a 2004 Chevy Impala head-on at Jackson Street, near Holland Street, on Nov. 1.

Nickens was responding to a holdup alarm at the Gas America pantry, 3300 E. Jackson St., that turned out to be false.

An investigation by police found the officer responded to the call without using emergency lights and sirens. He also was not wearing a seat belt and traveled at speeds in excess of 90 miles an hour.

When the officer arrived at the scene, another vehicle drifted into his lane of travel, causing him to cross into eastbound lanes where he hit the Chevy Impala head-on.

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Police are searching for a suspect in an attempted robbery at Aunt Millie's bread shop at the intersection of Walnut Street and Memorial Drive.

The incident, which happened about 11:30 a.m., is the latest in a rash of robberies and attempted robberies in Muncie, with pantries pharmacies and people walking the streets the targets.

Muncie police investigated a robbery early Tuesday at the Village Pantry, 603 W. Jackson St., where a white male wearing dark glasses and checked wool coat displayed a silver handgun and demanded cash from a clerk.

Minutes after the 2:38 a.m. robbery, a man walking in an alley behind Wilson Avenue was robbed by a man who had a similar description to the pantry robber. This time, the robber had a white shirt over his head and told the victim he did not take his cash.

Another patron of the Oasis Bar, 1811 S. Burlington Drive was confronted by a robber around 9:45 p.m. Monday.

A robber also held up the CVS Pharmacy at Madison Street and Memorial Drive just before 8 p.m. Monday.

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Police are searching for two men who are suspected of robbing the CVS store on the corner of Madison Street and Memorial Drive.

The robbery happened shortly before 8 p.m.

Police were called to the Better Buys pet supplies store this morning on reports of an armed robbery.

A white male with his shirt over his face and a small gun reportedly robbed the store at 3622 N. Broadway around 10:20 a.m. today (Sunday - Nov. 22), then fled south on foot, according to scanner traffic.

The suspect was described as wearing a black jacket with a silver design and blue jeans.

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An armed bandit robbed employees at the Village Pantry at 4900 E. Jackson St. shortly after 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

A domestic dispute Thursday afternoon ended with the arrest of a Muncie man accused of cutting his son with a razor knife.

The dad reportedly cut his son, who wanted his father to stop fighting with his mother.

“I’m going to gut you,” the father told his son, according to the police report. “I’m not joking.”

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