Indiana State Police arrest Tyler Richardson in attempted murder case

Indiana State Police arrested Tyler Richardson, 32, of St. Croix, in an attempted murder case tied to a neighbor dispute that turned violent in Perry County. The arrest followed a late-night shooting and brought six felony charges against Richardson, underscoring how quickly a residential argument can become a life-threatening crime scene.

Investigators say the confrontation grew out of a barking dog dispute between neighbors in St. Croix. In one account of the shooting, Richardson fired after James Morris, 32, of Tell City, started walking toward the property line. Morris was unarmed and was visiting his in-laws when he was shot.

The shooting happened late Sunday night, and Richardson was arrested early Monday morning. State police said Morris was seriously injured in the gunfire. The case was handled as a major felony investigation, with the attempted murder charge signaling that authorities believe the attack created an immediate threat to Morris’s life.

The location matters to Perry County residents because this was not a random incident in a remote area. It began as a dispute between people living close enough to argue over a barking dog and a property line in St. Croix, a small community where conflicts can spill directly into neighboring homes and yards. The allegations now place the focus on how a routine neighborhood complaint escalated into gunfire and a criminal case that could carry serious prison exposure if prosecutors secure convictions on the felony counts.

Richardson’s arrest also puts the county’s public-safety response in sharp relief. Indiana State Police took the lead after the dispute turned violent, and the charges reflect the seriousness of the injuries and the alleged use of a firearm. For neighbors in St. Croix and nearby Tell City, the case raises immediate concerns about how a local disagreement can turn into an attempted murder investigation with one man hospitalized and another facing multiple felonies.