Family In Shock After IN Woman Struck And Killed By Bullet That Entered Evansville Apartment

Indiana woman, Toni Bittler, was killed Friday by a bullet that allegedly entered a wall of her Evansville apartment and struck her in the torso. And now police are questioning a male neighbor and searching for a unidentified woman with child who departed the apartment shortly before officers arrived on scene.

Bittler, 41, who was found by her husband, Tony Bittler, died as a result of injuries caused by a single gunshot wound while inside her residence located on North Roosevelt Drive, according to the Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office.

The origin of the bullet is believed to be from a neighboring apartment. A male neighbor is currently being held as a person of interest.

Evansville Police Department said a man contacted 911 to say that he had found his wife lifeless upon returning from work, Friday around 5:30 p.m.

Arriving police discovered a single bullet hole in one of the walls between the victim’s apartment and a neighboring apartment.

Toni Bittler was pronounced dead at the scene.

This is an ongoing investigation. Check back for updated details as they emerge.

Shocked family members took to Facebook to express their grief: