At least six people, including a pregnant woman and her unborn child, were killed after a shooting at a home in Indianapolis on Sunday. Police initially responded to reports of a juvenile injured by a gunshot; he was taken to Riley Children's Hospital in critical condition and is expected to survive. The victims were pronounced dead after being found at a private home, in what police described as the most significant mass shooting the city has experienced in more than a decade. Authorities said there were nearly a half dozen shootings throughout the city in a span of less than five hours and that a total of seven people were hospitalized in addition to the six found dead in the home. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Chief Randal Taylor said in a statement, "What we saw this morning was a different kind of evil. I'm angry that the perpetrators felt they had the right to commit this senseless act in our community. It has to stop. Our community doesn't deserve this.
At least six people, including a pregnant woman and her unborn child, were killed after a shooting at a home in Indianapolis on Sunday. Police initially responded to reports of a juvenile injured by a gunshot; he
gun violence … what happened this morning was a mass murder,’ the mayor said.
Law enforcement are looking into whether the shooters illegally obtained the guns and will also investigate who is responsible for supplying the guns, Mayor Hogsett said.
Chief of the Indianapolis Metro Police Department,
Randal Taylor, said the violence was Indianapolis’ ‘largest mass casualty shooting’ in over a decade, the report said.
Raymond Childs, 42, and Elijah Childs, 18, identified as victims of Adam st, Indianapolis shooting.
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As of Sunday afternoon, police said they did not have any named suspects related to the shootings, but that they believed more than one shooter could have been involved
Six dead in Indianapolis ‘mass murder’ including unborn child
At least six people, including a pregnant woman and her unborn child, were killed after a shooting at a home in Indianapolis on Sunday. Police initially responded to reports of a juvenile injured by a gunshot; he was taken to Riley Children’s Hospital in critical condition and is expected to survive.
The victims were pronounced dead after being found at a private home, in what police described as the most significant mass shooting the city has experienced in more than a decade. Authorities said there were nearly a half dozen shootings throughout the city in a span of less than five hours and that a total of seven people were hospitalized in addition to the six found dead in the home.
Indiana Teen Arrested for Allegedly Killing 6 in Mass-Casualty Shooting
Authorities in Indiana have arrested a teenager allegedly connected to a mass-casualty shooting incident over the weekend that left six dead, including a pregnant woman’s unborn child, while also wounding a juvenile male.
“Yesterday, we promised swift justice for this heinous act. Today, we delivered on that promise,” Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Randal Taylor said in a press release.
The department announced the teen’s arrest on Monday, not providing additional details about the suspect, who authorities believe acted alone.
“The suspect’s name and photo are not being released at this time since the suspect is a juvenile,” officials wrote in the release. “Detectives do not believe any additional persons were involved.”