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Several people shot outside funeral home in Indianapolis

(Jon Zimney/95.3 MNC)

As many as five people were shot outside a funeral home on the northwest side of Indianapolis Saturday afternoon.

Indy Metro Police say the shooting happened in a parking lot, near the intersection of 30th and Clifton. That’s near by Martin Luther King Jr. Street and I-65.

Police said a man got out of a car and walked up to a truck and a verbal fight began. The man then pulled out a gun and began shooting around the parking lot and truck, then ran away before police arrived.

There was a funeral happening inside Sprowl Funeral & Cremation Care at the time of shooting.

Among the people shot were a 4-year-old girl and a 16-year-old girl. The child was taken to Riley Hospital for Children in critical condition. The teenager, and a man, were taken by ambulance to different hospitals. Their injuries are not life threatening.

IMPD Officer Genae Cook added that two more people with gunshot injuries walked into Methodist Hospital, and police believe they came from the shooting near the funeral home.

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett released a statement on the shooting Saturday night:

This afternoon our community witnessed yet another violent incident, this time with multiple victims including a young child. Tonight our thoughts are with all those impacted, including those injured in the shooting, their families, and a neighborhood scarred by a cowardly act. Far too many residents have borne the consequences of the combination of firearms and failed conflict resolution and I join a frustrated community in calling for an end to this cycle of violence.

IMPD and the City of Indianapolis will continue to try every solution, incorporate every best practice we can. But we cannot do it alone. It will take neighbors sharing information, supporting those who are hurting, intervening when someone is headed down a dangerous path.

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1 comment

Charles U Farley August 2, 2021 at 4:34 pm

“That’s near by Martin Luther King Jr. Street”

But of course it is…

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