July 4 (UPI) — A 16-year-old girl was killed and four were injured in a shooting at a block party in Indianapolis.
The shooting happened in the northeast region of the city at 3200 Forest Manor Ave., on Monday night at about 11 p.m. The girl was pronounced dead at the scene, WRTV reports.
Three people arrived at hospitals some time later with gunshot wounds and a fourth arrived with injuries that were not related to gunfire. The three gunshot victims were listed in stable condition and the other person is in good condition.
WIBC reports that one shooting victim walked into Community North Hospital and the two others went to Community East Hospital. Police were contacted in response.
Fox 59 identified the 16-year-old girl as Serenity Wilson. She turned 16 in December.
Investigators recovered several weapons from the scene. Several nearby vehicles were also damaged as people fled.
The investigation is ongoing.
Indianapolis Metro Police Department Captain Don Weilhammer urged anyone with information to contact the police.
“Unfortunately there were over 100 plus people here, but the only two witnesses were two security guards and they did not see the shooting going on,” Weilhammer told Fox 59.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Detective Kyle Hoover at 317-327-3475 or email [email protected] They may also contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 317-262-TIPS.
The shooting is one of several leading up to the Fourth of July holiday, including multiple shootings that occurred on Monday. Five adults were killed and two children were injured in a mass shooting in Philadelphia that spanned multiple blocks.
On Tuesday, three people were killed and eight were wounded in a mass shooting in Fort Worth, Texas, during a gathering for the Fourth of July.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday again called for action from lawmakers to curb the national gun violence epidemic.
“Over the last few days, our nation has once again endured a wave of tragic and senseless shootings in communities across America – from Philadelphia to Fort Worth, Baltimore to Lansing, Wichita to Chicago,” Biden said in a statement. “Today, Jill and I grieve for those who have lost their lives and, as our nation celebrates Independence Day, we pray for the day when our communities will be free from gun violence.”
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates are reportedly promoting one of their top pitching prospects in their minor league system, getting him closer to the MLB.
Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reported that the Pirates will promote right-handed pitcher Bubba Chandler from Double-A Altoona Curve to Triple-A Indianapolis Indians.
Sources: Top Pirates prospect Bubba Chandler is being promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis.
Chandler tossed seven innings of one run ball tonight for Altoona. He has pitched to a 2.61 ERA with 10.6 K/9 since the start of June.
Chandler is ranked as @MLBPipeline‘s No. 49 prospect. — Alex Stumpf (@AlexJStumpf) August 3, 2024
Chandler played for North Oconee High School in Bogart, Ga., 60 miles east of Atlanta. He starred in multiple sports, including basketball, golf, football and baseball. He originally committed to Georgia to play baseball, but then decommitted and committed to Clemson to play both football and baseball.
He had a fantastic senior season for North Oconee, going 8-1 with just a 1.25 ERA, plus 96 strikeouts in 44.2 innings pitched, while hitting .411 with eight home runs, 12 doubles and 35 RBI.
The Pirates would select Chandler with the No, 72 overall pick in the Third Round of the 2021 MLB Draft and signed him for $3 millon signing bonus, an over slot signing.
He pitched and also played shortstop for the Rookie-Level Florida Complex Pirates in 2021 and 2022 and then earned promotion to the Bradenton Marauders in the Single-A Florida State League.
Chandler chose to focus on pitching heading into the 2023 season, which would show his best talents. He started 24 games for the Greensboro Grasshoppers in High-A, with a 9-4 record, 4.75 ERA in 106.0 innings pitched, making 120 strikeouts to 51 walks and holding hitters to a .265 batting average.
He made it up to Altoona for just one game in 2023, allowing just one hit in five innings of work and getting the win.
Chandler has played all of 2024 in Double-A, starting 16 of 19 games, a 6-7 record, one save, one shutout. He also had a 3.70 ERA in 80.1 innings pitched, allowing 55 hits, 33 earned runs and 26 walks, while making 94 strikeouts and holding hitters to a .192 batting average, along with having a 1.01 WHIP.
His last start came Friday night against the Richmond Flying Squirrels, allowing just two hits and one run in 6.0 innings pitched, while making six strikeouts on 80 pitches.
Chandler has also pitched great since the start of June, with a 2.61 ERA and 10.6 K/9.
MLB Pipeline ranks Chandler as the No. 49 prospect in their top 100 across baseball, the No. 9 right-handed pitcher and No. 12 pitcher. They also rate him as the highest Pirates prospect.
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INDIANAPOLIS — The downtown Indy building Claypool Court is getting a new retailer.
Officials hope major names like Burlington will bring more Hoosiers and visitors to Mile Square.
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“There’s definitely a lot of higher-end restaurants right around this area, so I think bringing in some retail stores isn’t a bad idea,” Wesley Slaughter, who lives downtown, said.
The store will sit at Washington and Illinois Streets, an area Slaughter says will be a good fit because it’s a heavily trafficked intersection.
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“I could see it being beneficial to get more people in the area because otherwise you have to drive outside of 465 just to hit one of those stores,” Slaughter said.
TJ Maxx has been a big part of the downtown retail scene for many years, but now there is some competition with the Burlington that’s going to be a couple of doors down.
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“We’re excited anytime that there’s a new addition to the retail landscape here in downtown Indianapolis,” Taylor Schaffer, with Downtown Indy Inc., said.
Schaffer says this is just part of a pipeline of new projects and development coming to the area.
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The space Burlington will take over is the lower level of Claypool Court. It used to be home to the Rhythm! Discovery Center.
The store is set to open this fall.
REALTOR Summer Hudson was always waiting for the perfect midcentury modern home to hit the market and lure her away from her beloved Irvington. On Hudson’s popular TikTok channel, Find a Lot to Love, she cooed over original 1960s woodwork and intact bathrooms for the 207,000 followers who enjoyed watching her walk through houses for sale in Central Indiana. But the eXp Realty agent’s own family needed a yard for their 5-year-old daughter more than she needed a pristine Avriel Shull A-frame, so she gave her husband, Ryan Sloan, one criterion: Find a house with the exact same layout as their 3,000-square-foot Irvington ranch, plus a yard, and she’d move.
Lo and behold, he did, in Crows Nest. The three-bed, two-bath house has a circular layout with semi–open concept living, dining, and kitchen spaces and, as a bonus, a pool on the half-acre lot. “I always said I’d never turn down a pool,” Hudson says. The home had been sitting on the market for a while because, in Hudson’s opinion, the listing for 1,800 square feet was misleading; the homeowners couldn’t include the 1,200-square-foot finished attic because the ceiling was too low. Additionally, the photos didn’t do the home justice. “From the outside, it looks tiny and bungalow-ish, but you don’t realize how deep it goes,” she says, adding that the images didn’t showcase the layout’s attractive flow, either. The couple got it under list price for $410,000, and Hudson, who uses the attic as her office, has no regrets—her dream midcentury home can wait. Downsizing forced the couple to purge, and they discovered the joys of a simplified lifestyle. “I’m actually spending more time with my kid out- side. That has been the most amazing part of all of this,” Hudson says.
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