BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WRTV) — Police are trying to learn what exactly led up to a shooting that resulted in multiple victims, including a 17-year-old girl, in a popular downtown area right outside IU Bloomington's campus early Sunday morning.
Shots first rang out around 12:25 a.m.
A Bloomington Police Department officer stationed in the 400 block of Kirkwood Avenue, just east of IU Bloomington's campus, was monitoring a large crowd when they heard gunshots.
Multiple shots were fired, and the crowd scattered.
Nine people arrived at nearby hospitals with injuries from the shooting: five were transported from the scene, one was taken by police squad car, two by personal vehicles, and one by ambulance from a nearby gas station.
Bloomington police said in a later update that five of those victims - all female - sustained gunshots or had been injured by fragments. Other reported injuries came from cuts and scrapes from falling while fleeing the scene.
Below are details about the five victims:
- Female, 20, from Plainfield: Gunshot wound to upper torso, also struck by bullet fragments in the side of the torso.
- Female, 18, from South Bend: Embedded bullet fragments in ankle and shin.
- Female, 22, from South Bend: Embedded bullet fragments in the back of the thigh.
- Female, 17, from Indianapolis: Embedded bullet fragments in the foot and ankle.
- Female, 21, from Indianapolis: Embedded bullet fragments in the shins and thighs.
Four of the five victims were treated at a hospital and later released; one victim has been admitted for further treatment.
Indiana University Associate Vice President and IUPD Superintendent Benjamin Hunter confirmed at a media briefing that none of the injured individuals are students at Indiana University.
Bloomington police have not identified any suspects.
Anyone with information was asked to contact Det. Chris Scott at 812-339-4477.
This article has been updated to include more information from the Bloomington Police Department.
