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Niles man killed, 10 others injured in shooting at Kelly’s Pub in South Bend

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A Niles man was was killed and 10 other people were injured in a shooting.

The gunfire broke out around 2 a.m. on Sunday, June 23, at Kelly’s Pub at 1150 E. Mishawaka Ave. in South Bend.

On arrival, officers found Brandon D. Williams, 27, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.  Williams was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.

Ten additional gunshot wound victims were identified and treated at area hospitals.  As of 1 p.m. on Sunday, five patients remain at the hospitals in stable condition.  All others have been treated and released.

According to witness accounts and limited video from the area, the parking lots immediately surrounding the pub were congested with cars and a crowd of approximately 75-100 individuals at the time of the shooting.

Several witnesses have been interviewed at the St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Unit, but investigators are asking that anybody with information regarding the incident or anybody who was there at the time of the shooting to contact them at at 235-5009 or Michiana Crime Stoppers at 288-STOP.

So far, there is no word of any suspects, arrests, or the circumstances that led to the shooting.

The area around Kelly’s Pub was still blocked off by authorities late Sunday morning.

St. Joseph County Sheriff Bill Redman issued the following statement regarding the shooting and aftermath:

In the early hours of Sunday morning our County Police Department assisted South Bend Police Department as they dealt with multiple shootings within the city of South Bend, including multiple people being shot at Kelly’s Pub on Mishawaka Avenue and other reports of possible shots fired.

Additionally, our County Police officers assisted SBPD at Memorial Hospital controlling a crowd of over 100 upset and angry citizens that came to the Hospital from Kelly’s Pub, causing a lockdown at the hospital. While SBPD officers dealt with the Kelly’s Pub shooting and other shots fired calls, our County Police officers assisted by answering the SBPD emergency calls.

Last week my administration and I had multiple communications and meetings with SBPD administration about the possibility of increased violence, and the safety of both our community and our police officers. I am committed to assisting the SBPD upon their request, and to ensure peace and order when necessary.

As the Sheriff of St. Joseph County, I swore an oath to ensure the safety and security of all its citizens and have also personally worked hard building trust and bonds between our local police departments and all the members of community, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or economic position. In my short time in office, I believe we have made huge strides towards respecting & trusting one another and working together. There is a lot of work to be done yet here in our community and I am committed to being involved in this dialogue and hand on in the process of healing the wounds and bridging the gaps that exist in our community.

I strongly encourage the citizens of St. Joseph County to continue meeting peacefully and voice their concerns peacefully, and not with acts of violence. We cannot solve violence with violence! What I’m asking today is that we STOP the violence! STOP the shootings! Our community has suffered enough. The problem will only get better when law enforcement and our community work together, and I am committed to doing just this.

Lastly, I want to thank the all dedicated police officers, EMTs, firefighters and dispatchers of all the departments who responded to these multiple calls overnight and thank all of those who respond every night to ensure our safety.

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4 comments

H June 23, 2019 at 10:41 am

Well thankfully Mayor Pete is back in town to save his GREAT city! Keep Southbend Great 2020 Hahahah what a joke Southbend is a great example of Pete’s failure not success

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Kristen Shepard June 23, 2019 at 11:11 am

I so agree. I live 4 miles from South Bend and avoid that city like the plague. Shootings, gang violence, failing schools and other issues to numerous to state here.

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Thomas Youngman June 23, 2019 at 1:33 pm

I grew up in Mishawaka it is night and day. Think about this east of state rd 23 university park mall and Granger west of same road closed strip mall area. Used to be kroger’s and other shops. Blame the Administration.

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Bob Yadzinski June 23, 2019 at 1:44 pm

A typical Democratic controlled city, high crime,
Murders and failing schools. And they blame
Everyone else for there problems! South Bend has more Shootings then all of the rest of
cities combined!

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