A 19-year-old has been arrested and charged following a shooting at Eddy Street Commons on September 19 that injured a teenage girl and a South Bend police sergeant.
According to South Bend Police, officers responded around 7:30 p.m. September 19 to a report of gunfire near Eddy Street and Angela Boulevard.
Police located a 17-year-old girl who had been shot in the leg. She was taken to a hospital with a non-life-threatening injury.
South Bend Police Sgt. Anthony Ieraci was also injured by a projectile while working security on the south end of the block. Police said he suffered a non-life-threatening head injury and was treated at a hospital.
South Bend Police said an investigation by the department’s Violent Crimes Unit identified 19-year-old Anthony Taylor as a suspect.
The St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office charged Taylor with battery by means of a deadly weapon, a Level 5 felony; criminal recklessness, a Level 5 felony; and criminal recklessness, a Level 6 felony.
Police said Taylor turned himself in on the charges over the weekend.
Taylor appeared for an arraignment Monday afternoon, where a judge set bond at $10,000. His next court appearance is scheduled for October 21, 2026.
Taylor is being held at the St. Joseph County Jail.
South Bend Police said the case remains under investigation by the department’s Violent Crimes Unit.
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