A shot was fired at the intersection of University Avenue and Reserve Street during an attempted robbery, according to a Ball State emergency alert.
The robber and victim had weapons, the notification said. The victim fired a shot into the air.
The men met as part of an exchange to sell personal items, the email said.
Tori Ash and Chad Gordon, Muncie residents at a nearby laundromat, said they heard a shot fired at about 8:20 p.m.
“We were sitting here and all of the sudden we hear a pop, and I turned around and said, ‘Chad, is that a gun?’” Ash said. “And then we saw the people running.”
They said they saw a man chasing another man.
Police said the victim had a laptop stolen from him near a Phillips 66 at the corner.
A shell was found in the gas station’s parking lot.
Multiple police units are searching the area.
“We had a baby five days ago, so I’m telling [Ash], ‘Get away from the window. You’re a new mommy,’” Gordon said.
The emergency notification said students should use caution when arranging sales and trades with people they haven’t met.
On Aug. 20, another report of shots fired occurred at the same corner, which is less than a mile from campus.
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