Overview

• On May 24 at the Baymont Inn in Indianapolis, a mother shot Bruce Pierce after finding him allegedly assaulting her 12-year-old daughter in a hotel room.
• Pierce was hospitalized for his gunshot wounds and remains at large under a felony arrest warrant issued by Indianapolis police.
• Classified as a “sexually violent predator,” Pierce was previously convicted of child molestation in two counties and served an eight-year prison sentence in 2016.
• Police documents show Pierce had been communicating with the girl online and by phone, attempting to persuade her to run away.
• The 12-year-old victim was treated at a children’s hospital and the mother and daughter fled the motel to summon law enforcement.