Police officer among 3 wounded before gunman fatally shoots self
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An Indianapolis police officer and two other people were shot and wounded Wednesday night at an apartment complex on the city’s northeast side.
A man believed to be the gunman died at Eskenazi Hospital of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police.
Police were called to a domestic disturbance call just before 9 p.m. Wednesday to the 7500 block of Bayview Club Drive. That’s in the Bayview Club Apartment Homes just southwest of the I-69 and I-465 interchange.
Police are unsure who the call came from.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department says the officer was shot in the leg while checking the perimeter of the apartment. He was stable at an area hospital.
A girl and a woman also were shot and in critical condition. The girl was taken to IU Health Methodist Hospital; the woman was taken to Ascension St. Vincent Hospital.
This is the fourth child shot in Indianapolis in less than two weeks. The three other children home during this shooting are physically alright, but police said even one child hurt, is too many.
“We saw tonight what can happen when people make bad decisions and have no other way to deal with their conflicts other than violence. It is unacceptable. We also have to think and wrap our arms around the children who escaped. They are traumatized and will be traumatized for some time and we as a community owe it to them to provide them with everything we can, to grow up happy and healthy after what they experienced tonight,” said IMPD Assistant Chief Chris Bailey.
On Sunday, a boy in an SUV was grazed by a bullet on the city’s near northwest side, at 26th and Harding streets. It happened at 5 in the evening and another man was shot. Police do not think either were the intended target.
On July 31, five people were shot outside a funeral home, including a 4-year-old and a 16-year-old. It happened during the day on West 30th Street.
Police said far too many kids are getting hurt in city shootings and that the community needs to take care of our kids.
IMPD said no officers discharged their weapons in Wednesday evening’s shooting.
Police continued to investigate early Thursday. No motive has been determined.
Help is available for victims of domestic violence. Below is a list of suggested resources on the Domestic Violence Network website:
- Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence: 24-hour hotline available at 800-332-7385
- Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking
- The Julian Center
- Indiana Child Abuse Hotline: 800-800-5556
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 or text START to 88788
- National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673
“I am grateful to hear that the officer injured in tonight’s incident is in stable condition. My thoughts are with the officer and their family, as well as all of the brave IMPD officers who routinely go into harm’s way to keep our community safe. We must do everything we can to stop the scourge of gun violence, deploying resources and uniting neighbors to halt this vicious cycle.”
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett
