Police said they initially responded after patrol officers in the downtown area heard several shots being fired nearby. They found six minors, among a larger group of kids, suffering from injuries consistent with gunshot wounds. An emergency medical services crew transported all of them to a hospital for treatment. One of the victims’ conditions was critical at the time of transport, but the classification was updated and that person is now stable. The other five victims were stable when they were transported.
A seventh victim, who police determined had been shot during the same downtown incident, was treated as a walk-in at a different hospital. That person’s condition was listed as stable too, according to Indianapolis police.
If a shooting incident in America causes you to say “WTF”, you obviously haven’t been paying attention.
Yeah we get it, American, lots of shootings, yeah already know.
This was my downtown and a mall.
I have guns. I have exceptional training. I don’t shoot people at malls.
I worry as inflation and joblessness increase things like this will continue. Rent in Indianapolis has tripled since 2019, and wages haven’t kept up
And smart cameras and other surveillance that has increases in Indy since 2019 hasn’t helped and most likely don’t help prevent violent crimes
In this case though, it was teenagers. So I don’t know that this was an act of desperation. I’m guessing it’s gang-related if anything.
Still tragic, but probably not because of the causes you’re talking about.
I can’t figure out the rate hikes on property values right now.
Also, what do you I think the correlation is between rent and violence? I could see theft and costs of living, but not random shootings.
I don’t think the economy is what causes mass shootings. Shooters have come from all sorts of economic backgrounds.
