HOPE, Ind. — An 18-year-old man is dead after a shooting Saturday night in Hope.
Police and deputies found Jesse Bragg, 18, of Hope with a gunshot wound inside a home in the 300 block of Elm Street. He died at the scene.
Coroner Clayton Nolting ruled Bragg's death a homicide caused by a gunshot to the chest.
The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office says another 18-year-old man from Fowler was arrested on a reckless homicide charge.
Bartholomew County prosecutors on Thursday charged Joseph T. Kidwell with reckless homicide, a level 5 felony carries a sentence of one to six years in prison if convicted.
RELATED: Columbus police seek suspect in Thanksgiving Day road rage shooting | Man arrested in fatal Thanksgiving Day shooting in Bartholomew County
-
The City of Indianapolis' "Indy Peace Fellowship" 2025 review
WRTV spoke with Dane Nutty, President & CEO of the Indy Public Safety Foundation, about its efforts in 2025 and continued targets ahead for 2026.
ILEA approves final recommendations to shape the future of Indy public schools
A key component of the ILEA’s recommendations includes the creation of the “Indianapolis Public Education Corporation.”
Boone County weighs solar farm ordinance with strict guidelines
Boone County officials are seeking to pass an ordinance that would allow solar farms to be developed under strict guidelines.
Bears mull move to Indiana as efforts to secure public funds in Illinois stall
The Chicago Bears say they're mulling a move to Northwest Indiana with their efforts to secure public funding they say they need to build an enclosed stadium in Illinois stalled.
