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- 7 injured, 2 killed in Indianapolis shooting</p>
<p>Ashleigh FieldsJuly 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM</p>
<p>Authorities in Indianapolis say seven are injured and two were pronounced dead after a shooting early Saturday morning.</p>
<p>At around 1:27 a.m. local police responded to separate incidents at the intersection of West Washington and South Meridian streets, in addition to South Illinois and West Washington streets.</p>
<p>While responding to both calls, officers heard shots fired in the area.</p>
<p>Indianapolis medical units transported five people to the hospital immediately as other victims came in throughout the night.</p>
<p>A 16-year-old male and a 15-year-old male were pronounced dead from gunshot wounds later in the night.</p>
<p>Local police are blaming parents and city leaders for a lack of accountability for violence in the area.</p>
<p>"We pray for the families of the victims…we pray for our capital city. For weeks, we warned: 'now is the time to act, otherwise we fear a perfect storm over the horizon,'" Rick Snyder, president of the Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police, said in a statement.</p>
<p>In response to the violent chain of events over the weekend, city leaders are planning to add surveillance cameras downtown in "problem areas," according to reports from WTHR.</p>
<p>They will also add more resources for officers by enlisting help from Indiana State Police troopers in addition to enforcing a youth curfew, the outlet reported.</p>
<p>"Indy residents, business owners, convention organizers, and our police are left to pick up the shattered pieces of our circle city," Snyder said.</p>
<p>"Once again, our elected leaders are Missing in Action, nowhere to be found. It's shameful."</p>
<p>After the two deaths, Indianapolis lawmakers mourned the deaths of two teens and promised to ensure residents were safe and secure in the coming months.</p>
<p>"Loss of life caused by gun violence at any age is tragic. There are no words when that victim is a child whose life has only begun. My thoughts and prayers are with the families whose lives will never be the same, and our community mourns your loss," City-County Council majority leader Maggie A. Lewis said in a statement.</p>
<p>"It is imperative that we unite as one city and support our youth leaders, community organizers, public safety officials, elected officials and all individuals and address this situation."</p>
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