THPD: West Terre Haute teen fabricated northside shooting story

Pearce/Vigo Co. Jail

By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News

Cory Pearce, 19, of West Terre Haute, was booked into the Vigo County Jail just before noon today, where he is charged with false reporting and obstruction of justice following a Terre Haute Police Department shooting investigation.

"Through the investigation it was found that this story was fabricated and that Pearce shot himself," Public Information Officer Ryan Adamson said.  

​Pearce sought medical treatment for a gunshot wound to his hand early Sunday morning. He reportedly told investigators he had been shot during a struggle with two black males at N.11th Street and Eighth Avenue.
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