BLOOMINGTON – On Friday, June 2, at approximately 1:48 a.m., Bloomington Police officers responded to the College Mall in the 2800 block of East Third Street after a security guard reported vandalism.
The security guard had located a shattered exterior door of the building near Dick’s Sporting Goods.
Responding officers including Bloomington Police officers, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department deputies, and Indiana State Police troopers entered the mall and began checking the building to determine if someone had made entry.
A spent 9mm shell casing was located near the shattered door. As officers searched the mall, another shattered glass door was located at the interior entrance to Target. Two spent 9mm shell casings were also found near the shattered glass door leading into Target.
Officers then saw an individual walking inside the Target store using what appeared to be a cell phone flashlight.
The interior lights of Target were eventually able to be turned on and shortly thereafter, a man was observed attempting to flee from the store through the north exit doors. The man was identified as Tyler Miller, 22, of Bloomington, and he was immediately detained by an Indiana State Trooper and a Bloomington police officer.
When searched police found Miller with a loaded 9mm pistol, an additional full ammunition magazine, and a backpack with several stolen items inside.
After speaking with investigators, Miller was transported to the Monroe County Jail and remanded for the following charges:
- Two Level 2 felony counts of burglary while armed with a deadly weapon (two counts), level 2 felony
- Two Level 5 felony counts of criminal recklessness
- Theft, a Level 6 felony
- Two Class A misdemeanor charges of criminal mischief
The Bloomington Police Department want to thank the Indiana State Police and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance during this investigation.
