CRIME & SAFETY
‘I’m going to kill her right now’: IMPD bodycam videos show exchange of gunfire during fatal hostage situation on Indy’s south side
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has released edited bodycam footage detailing a fatal officer-involved shooting that left one man dead following a hostage situation near a McDonald’s on Indy’s south side in November. According to a graphic that appears at the beginning of the video, officers were called to 4941 Knights Way, which is the […]
'I'll shoot the rest of your dogs then both of you' | IMPD arrests man accused of shooting and killing neighbor's dog
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Metropolitan Police have arrested a man they considered to be armed and dangerous after an incident at a southwest Indy home in December of 2023. . Court documents allege 53-year-old James Gaskins shot his neighbors' dog for barking and threatened to shoot...
IMPD: Person shot, critical on Indy’s east side
INDIANAPOLIS – Police are investigating after a person was critically injured in a shooting on Indy’s east side Sunday morning. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, just before 6 a.m., officers were called to the 1800 block of North Layman Avenue on the report of a person shot. When officers arrived, they located a […]
IMPD finds man dead while responding to disturbance on Indy’s southwest side
INDIANAPOLIS — Police found a person dead while responding to a disturbance on the southwest side of Indianapolis Friday. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers were dispatched to the 7100 block of Vega Way just before 1:15 p.m. on a report of a disturbance. When police arrived at the scene, they located an […]
Woman severely burned after crash on Indy’s east side
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating an early morning crash that left a woman severely burned According to IMPD, just before 12:30 a.m., a vehicle occupied by an adult female and 2-year-old passenger was driving eastbound on Interstate 70, when she ran off the ramp into the side of a building in […]
'Fierce in everything he did' | Indianapolis mom remembers 25-year-old son who died in drive-by shooting
INDIANAPOLIS — Rebecca Roush said her son, Addam Hart, was everything a mother would want in a son. "How many kids his age tell you, 'I love you,' every single day? He was goofy. He didn't care, but he was fierce in everything he did," Roush said. The 25-year-old...
Man sentenced to prison for 10 years in ‘baby Amiah’ case
INDIANAPOLIS – After pleading guilty in connection with the death of Amiah Robertson, Robert Lyons learned his punishment. In court Friday, a judge sentenced Lyons to 16 years, with 10 years executed in the Indiana Department of Correction and 6 years suspended. The sentence included 3 years of probation, along with substance abuse and mental […]
Family of Indy man murdered in near south side alley asks for help with the unsolved murder
An Indianapolis family is asking for help with an unsolved homicide after a man is found shot to death in an alley on the city's near south side. On Sunday night, just before 9 o'clock, IMPD officers were called to an alley between Illinois and Meridian and found a 28-year-old man shot to death.
Driver arrested after allegedly going 122 mph near 38th Street and Cold Spring Road
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Metropolitan Police are reminding drivers to slow down, especially when on heavily traveled roads. In a social media post Saturday, IMPD posted a photo of a radar gun showing 122 mph near the intersection of W. 38th Street and Cold Spring Road on Indy's north side.
'There's always going to be sunshine' | Indy neighborhood looks to recover after deadly weekend shooting
INDIANAPOLIS — Neighbors on Schofield Avenue were taking advantage of the sunshine and cool breeze Saturday on Indy's near northeast side — some of them unaware that their neighbor had been shot and killed earlier that same day. "It makes me very sad, very sad. That block down...
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