INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A 21-year-old Indianapolis man faces criminal recklessness charges in connection to a shooting on July 5, Indianapolis police said Monday in a social media post.

It’s not the first time Demarion Bean has faced criminal charges.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force had identified Bean as a suspect in the July 5 shooting in the 4000 block of East Michigan Street, a few blocks east of Sherman Drive on the city’s east side.

During a traffic stop a week ago on East Michigan Street and North Sherman Drive, where Bean was arrested, he was found to be armed with a stolen Glock 19 9mm handgun, the post said.

IMPD’s post didn’t say Monday if the gun was linked to the shooting.

The post described the shooting as “non-fatal” but didn’t provide any details on any injuries.

Online court records show Bean was formally charged Wednesday with two low-level felony counts of criminal recklessness in Marion Superior Court 28, and, a few days later in the same court, with two misdemeanor charges of possession of a controlled substance, and possession of marijuana. He was released from jail on Friday after paying a $3,500 cash bond.

Online court records also show he was sentenced in February 2024 in Marion Superior Court 30 after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor count of auto theft, and a misdemeanor count of unlawful carrying of a handgun. He was sentenced to two years in Community Corrections, the court record show, but was given alternative sentencing in February this year, although details were not part of the online case.

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