Crime & Safety
Indy Mayor Condemns Silence After 1-Year-Old Shooting Death
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett speaks out against silence regarding gun violence after a 1-year-old dies, teen injured in shooting: Report
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett is condemning those who stay silent about gun violence and people with guns following a shooting early Thursday that killed a one-year-old girl and injured a nineteen-year-old woman. AP News reports Mayor Hogsett told everyone at a news conference that apathy and silence about gun violence is his biggest fear following the morning shooting, where more than 20 shots were fired into an Indianapolis home on the city's east side
As of Friday the full names of the child and the woman have not been released.
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Police Chief Bryan Roach says a dispute on social media escalated into the shooting.
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