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INDIANAPOLIS — A person died in a shooting on the west side of Indianapolis on Monday afternoon. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department had officers called out to the 6100 block of Beachview Drive at around 12:30 p.m. on a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found someone who had been shot near an […]
JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. – A Greenwood woman has been charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated for the third time since December 2025. The latest incident involving 36-year-old Brittany Leigh Hamilton happened in Johnson County in late May, according to court documents. She faces felony counts of neglect of a dependent and operating a vehicle […]
WHITESTOWN, Ind. — The Whitestown Police Department arrested a man after they say he shot his dad in the foot Sunday evening. Officers arrived at a home in the 3700 block of Indigo Blue Boulevard, where they spotted Rutherford Keener exiting. Then, he confessed to shooting his dad. That’s when police detained him. Police got […]
Shooting in downtown Indianapolis leaves two injured INDIANAPOLIS — Two people were injured in a shooting in downtown Indianapolis, prompting an investigation by police. Officers responded to reports of shots fired in the downtown area and located two victims suffering from gunshot wounds. Both individuals were transported to a local hospital for treatment. Authorities have […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Homicide detectives are investigating a fatal shooting that happened Friday night on the near southeast side of Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said a person was shot sometime around 10:15 p.m in a residential area near downtown. Officers responded to the 1600 block of South State Avenue. When police arrived, they found […]
SPENCER, Ind. — An Owen County deputy is stable in the hospital after being shot on Friday. Indiana State Police said the deputy was injured while conducting a welfare check in a remote area of the county near the town of Spencer. Deputies with the Owen County Sheriff’s Department went to a home where 58-year-old […]
GREENWOOD, Ind. — A 16-year-old is charged in connection with the shooting that happened at a festival in Greenwood last Friday. On Friday, the Johnson County Prosecutor’s Office announced that 16-year-old Jayden Collins, of Beech Grove, has been charged as an adult with dangerous possession of a firearm, a Level 5 felony. He’s accused of […]
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INDIANAPOLIS — A shooting in April on the near north side of Indianapolis has led to the arrest of three men on weapons and attempted murder charges, Indianapolis police announced Friday. The investigation began on April 19, when a victim with gunshot wounds walked into an emergency room. Indianapolis police tracked the incident back to […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A Bloomington man already charged in a child exploitation case faces new charges in a separate case. Dustin R. Shertzer, 40, faces one count each of child exploitation and child solicitation and two counts of possession of child sex abuse material (CSAM). Prosecutors filed the case in Monroe Circuit Court last week. […]