Gun Violence

INDIANAPOLIS — Three people were killed and one victim is in the hospital after a shooting in Broad Ripple early Sunday morning, according to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. The shooting occurred just after 2 a.m in the 800 block of Broad Ripple Avenue. According to police, the shooting happened on the sidewalk near Jimmy John’s. IMPD […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Gun violence continues to impact the young in Indianapolis, but there are also those who are constantly working to help break that cycle of violence. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers spent another busy weekend responding to calls as at least 16 people were shot across the city between Friday night and Monday morning. […]

INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD officers found a man dead from gunshot wounds in the hallway of an apartment building this morning on the city’s east side. According to police, officers were called to The Reserves at Warren Park Apartments in the 9000 block of E. 10th Street for a person shot. There they found the adult […]

LAWRENCE — Three people were shot near a Lawrence park Sunday night. Lawrence police responded to shooting at Lawrence Community Park around 10:15 p.m., where they found three people injured from gunshot wounds. This is located at 5301 N. Franklin Road. Two of the individuals were treated at the scene for graze wounds and a […]

INDIANAPOLIS — There have been a number of heartbreaking accidental shootings across Indiana, and they have been happening more frequently. IMPD says a rise in accidental shootings around Indianapolis has Hoosiers concerned. “I’ve seen a lot of accidental shootings,” Vinzel Mead said. Mead lives in Indianapolis. He says he thinks responsibility should fall on the […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis man guilty of killing United States Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier Angela Summers in April 2020 has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. Tony Cushingberry, 24, was sentenced after pleading guilty to murder and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. According to court documents, on April 27, […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Neighbors in a northeast side neighborhood say a certain house is to blame for recent violence impacting the neighborhood. “This house is having pay parties’ alcohol – blocking the streets off,” Suzie Wallach said. Wallach says she is talking a home off Fall Creek Road. She says the home has been having parties […]

  INDIANAPOLIS — Two Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officers were shot during a pursuit on the city’s east side Thursday. IMPD says both officers were transported to Eskenazi Hospital by fellow officers. Their injuries are not believed to be life threatening.   IMPD Assistant Chief Chris Bailey said the officers were attempting a traffic stop near […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Naptown All Pro strives to decrease gun violence in Indy youth, one wrestling match at a time. They do so by making sure every child is represented by the performers, and giving free tickets to kids in underserved communities. There is an option on every ticket page that we have set up for […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Gun violence in Indianapolis is a problem plaguing the city’s youth. One Indianapolis man knows all too well the impacts killings can have. “I don’t think kids now a days understand the results for their actions,” Allegiant Prep Academy music teacher George Haynes said. George Haynes has been a fixture at Allegiant Prep Academy since […]

INDIANAPOLIS — A man who illegally had a firearm was arrested after allegedly firing shots into the air on New Year’s Eve. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department responded to the 2300 block of Hillside Ave around 11:45 p.m. A witness saw the man shoot into the air and police say that person detained the suspect […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The suspected assailant in a deadly shooting Saturday at a church on the city’s northeast side is the ex-husband of the victim’s wife, court documents reveal. A probable cause affidavit alleges the 32-year-old suspect shot Alan Turman, 42, while the latter was attending a funeral for his mother-in-law. Turman was with his mother when he […]