Indianapolis, IN
Getting to know Samantha Toney, Miss Indiana USA
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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A little bit of Hoosier royalty stopped by Dawn on Friday.
Samantha Toney, of Clarksville, was topped Miss Indiana USA on Sunday in Noblesville. She took residence the title in her seventh 12 months of competitors.
Toney tells Information 8 that she competed for thus a few years partly as a strategy to honor her mom, who died when Toney was simply three years outdated.
“She was solely 34, and if I solely had 34 years on this earth, what would I wish to do with it? I’d wish to make it as significant and as fulfilling as doable,” Toney mentioned. “That’s why I proceed to push on and I proceed to persevere as a result of I knew that the second that this occurred, she can be so proud.”
Toney was named first runner-up 3 times earlier than lastly profitable the crown. She says working so exhausting and getting so near the title was troublesome.
“You’re at all times instructed rising up, , for those who work exhausting sufficient you possibly can accomplish it, however these have been simply ‘nos’ and ‘not yets,’” Toney mentioned. “There’s a time and there’s a spot for me to have this title, for me to have this job, and I simply encourage you, when you’ve got a dream…there’s only one extra strive in you that may actually take you to that dream.”
Toney says she attracts energy from a troublesome time in her life. Three days earlier than she was set to audition for a job as an NFL cheerleader, she was in a automobile accident on Interstate 65. A semi hit her automobile and he or she went head-on right into a concrete median at about 70 mph.
“I used to be within the hospital for about three days…and in a again brace for six months,” Toney mentioned. “And that was, as soon as once more, only a setback. It was only one factor that held me again, however I persevere. I simply…I at all times wish to ensure that I overcome something that’s ever in my method.”
She recovered from her accidents and spent a number of years as an Indianapolis Colts cheerleader.
As she begins her time as Miss Indiana USA, Toney’s message to others is that this: Rise above your circumstances.
“Be sure that if there’s one thing standing in your method, that you understand how to push ahead and you understand how to persevere by way of that in order that your targets are achieved, as a result of, mine was — and it was on my seventh and ultimate strive,” Toney mentioned.
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Indianapolis, IN
PHOTOS | Indy sneakerheads line up for the new Air Jordan 4
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Indianapolis, IN
IMPD: No suspect in custody in officer's shooting, but there is no 'ongoing threat'
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A police officer was injured in a shooting on the city’s far east side Friday and police were searching late into the night for whoever pulled the trigger.
Police said the event started unfolding shortly after 8:30 p.m. in the 3600 block of North Wittfield Street, near East 36th Street and North Post Road in the city’s Northeastwood neighborhood. The shooting happened after officers responded to the area on a “shots fired” call.
Shortly after the shooting police said the immediate area was not safe and residents were asked to stay inside their homes and avoid the neighborhood. About 11:15 p.m. police said a sweep of the area — including with K-9s — did not surface a suspect, but they did not believe there was an ongoing threat any longer.
Anyone with information or video footage is asked to call 911.
“There’s a lot that we don’t know about this incident. And we’re hopeful that we will learn more later on,” Capt. Shane Foley said during a media briefing at the scene.
The 8-year veteran officer was taken to Eskenazi Hospital in stable condition.
Shortly before 1 a.m., during a briefing at the hospital, Asst. Chief Michael Wooley said a house also was hit by gunfire but no residents were struck. Wooley said no officers fired their weapons and body cameras were activated throughout the situation.
The injured officer suffered gunshot wounds to his abdomen and right arm and was stable after undergoing surgery, Chief Chris Bailey said.
“He is expected to make a full recovery, although (he) is going to be in the hospital for some days,” Bailey added.
Police have not released a description of the suspect in the shooting, who remained at large early Saturday.
“Right now, officers are all over the city, looking for the individual or individuals responsible for what happened,” Bailey said.
Officers will remain in the neighborhood collecting evidence likely past sunrise, he added.
The K9 sweep of the area is complete.
IMPD is not aware of any ongoing threat to the public at this time, however, no suspects are currently in custody.
Media should stage at 36th/N Post Rd just east, but park on the NW corner. https://t.co/Es3zCovZrU
— IMPD (@IMPDnews) July 27, 2024
Second Indianapolis police officer shot this year
This is the second time this year an Indianapolis police officer has been shot. In March an off-duty officer working security at an east side bar on East Washington Street was hit in an exchange of gunfire with at least one suspect. A man who was injured in that shooting died at a local hospital.
The bar where that shooting happened, 11:11 Bar & Grille, located at 9439 E. Washington St., was closed by unanimous vote of the Indiana Alcohol & Tobacco Commission.
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Indianapolis, IN
IMPD: Area where officer shot ‘not safe’. Residents asked to stay inside
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A police officer was injured in a shooting on the city’s far east side Friday night.
Police said the immediate area around the shooting is not safe and residents are asked to stay inside their homes and avoid the area. Anyone with information or video footage is asked to call 911.
Few details were immediately available, but police said the event started unfolding about 8:30 p.m. in the 3600 block of North Wittfield Street, near the intersection of East 36th Street and North Post Road in the city’s Northeastwood neighborhood. Online police reports indicate the shooting happened after officers responded to the area on a “shots fired” call.
The officer is listed in stable condition, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police said in a post on X, formally Twitter.
People can expect a “large police presence” in the neighborhood for a “significant” amount of time. Police have K-9s in the area searching for potential suspects.
“Officers are actively canvassing and we’re asking people to avoid the area for their own safety,” said Capt. Shane Foley.
Police have not released a description of the suspect in the shooting.
“There’s a lot that we don’t know about this incident. And we’re hopeful that we will learn more later on,” Foley said.
Second Indianapolis police officer shot this year
This is the second time this year an Indianapolis police officer has been shot. In March an off-duty officer working security at an east side bar on East Washington Street was hit in an exchange of gunfire with at least one suspect. A man who was injured in that shooting died at a local hospital.
The bar where that shooting happened, 11:11 Bar & Grille, located at 9439 E. Washington St., was closed by unanimous vote of the Indiana Alcohol & Tobacco Commission.
11:11 Bar & Grille shooting: State shuts down club where 6 people were shot, including off-duty IMPD officer
Bar shooting: Shooting at east side bar injures multiple people including IMPD officer
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