On Saturday night Seven youths, aged 12 to 17, were injured in a shooting incident outside a downtown Indianapolis shopping mall. According to police, officers patrolling the area near the Circle Centre Mall heard gunshots shortly after 11:30 p.m.
During a news briefing at the scene early Sunday morning, Deputy Chief Tanya Terry stated that officers on patrol discovered a large group of juveniles at the scene, including six individuals who had sustained gunshot wounds. These injured youths were transported to area hospitals for medical attention.
Police say a 12 year old is among the seven children injured in a shooting outside an Indianapolis mall. @Morganorwood reports. https://t.co/HyV4cgHYbw pic.twitter.com/Daml3nPyXN
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Deputy Chief Tanya Terry reported that one of the victims has been upgraded from critical to stable condition. The remaining victims are all listed as stable. Unfortunately, the genders of the victims were not immediately available.
“Once again, we have a situation in which young people are resolving conflict with firearms, and it has to stop,” Terry said, later adding, “Conflict should not lead to somebody pulling out a gun and trying to resolve it. The consequences are eternal.”
🇺🇸#INDIANAPOLIS SHOOTING LEAVES 7 KIDS WOUNDED
A shooting outside #CircleCentre Mall in downtown #Indianapolis has left 7 youths, ages 12 to 17, wounded.
Local officers report all are now stable.
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According to Deputy Chief Tanya Terry, a seventh juvenile with a gunshot wound arrived separately at a hospital and is currently in stable condition.
Deputy Chief Tanya Terry reported, multiple guns were involved in the shooting, but no arrests have been made, and police do not currently have any suspects.
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