INDIANAPOLIS — Police say two people have died and five others have been injured after a mass shooting on Indy's northwest side early Sunday morning.
According to IMPD, officers were dispatched to the 6800 block of Shore Terrace shortly after 2 a.m. on a report of a person shot. When officers arrived, they located five victims who all sustained injuries consistent with gunshot wounds. The officers on scene rendered aid. EMS then arrived and transported three of the victims to area hospitals. Two were pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel.
Officers also received a report of a person who walked into a local hospital with a gunshot wound and an additional victim who walked into an area fire station. Both sustained injuries consistent with gunshot wounds and are believed to have been shot in the 6800 block of Shore Terrace as well.
IMPD spoke about the weekend violence on Monday morning, providing new details about what happened.
IMPD corrects earlier statement about victims
During Monday's news conference, IMPD stated that the two individuals killed in the Shore Terrace incident were both shooters. However, additional video footage and evidence collected by detectives now suggest that is not the case.
Detectives now believe one of the men killed was the primary shooter and that he ultimately shot five people, including the other person who died, during this incident. Police believe the primary shooter was shot and killed by one of the individuals he was shooting toward.
The second man killed is not believed to have been a shooter and may have been an unintentional target, according to police. The incident is still believed to have started as a disturbance involving a gun being taken from one of the shooter's waistbands.
Additionally, detectives believe a third unidentified shooter remains at large.
Police are still not clear on the motive. Detectives are still viewing and looking at additional video footage and waiting to speak and take statements from the individuals who were shot to find out exactly what happened.
"I want to be clear, guns are not the solution to anything," Chief Bailey said Monday. "When someone chooses to bring a firearm into a conflict, that decision carries consequences. Often tragic ones."
WATCH | IMPD provides details about weekend violence
Anyone with information about this incident can call Detective Christopher Winter at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317.327.3475, e-mail the detective at Christopher.Winter@indy.gov or call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317.262.8477 or (TIPS) to remain anonymous.
— Mayor Joe Hogsett (@IndyMayorJoe) September 21, 2025
— Chief Chris Bailey (@IMPD_Chief) September 21, 2025
