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INDIANAPOLIS — Untraceable guns are a growing concern for local and federal law-enforcement, as technology evolves and people come up with new ways of obtaining or changing firearms. ‘Glock switches’ and ‘ghost guns,’ both are nicknames. One is for a 3D printed attachment on a handgun. The other is a gun you can assemble on […]

INDIANAPOLIS — There is a program aiming to build the next generation of leaders in Marion County. The 2022 Youth Violence Prevention Fellowship is offered to teens through the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, and applications are now open. The fellowship allows teens to learn and examine policies and existing programs in place “to reduce youth […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Four juveniles were able to get into the Indiana Statehouse and caused “significant damage” when they vandalized several offices, House chambers and other parts of the building on Sunday, according to state police. Indiana State Police Capt. Ron Galaviz said four kids entered the Indiana Statehouse around 4 p.m. Sunday through the west […]

INDIANAPOLIS — A 14-year-old boy suspected of shooting and wounding another teenager in an attempted carjacking in September was arrested after last week’s shooting outside the Ben Davis High School football stadium, police said Tuesday. The 18-year-old suspect in the Ben Davis shooting allegedly gave the gun to the 14-year-old that was used in the […]

  INDIANAPOLIS — Inside the headquarters for the FBI of Indianapolis, you’ll see Special Agent Spencer Brooks. He works as part of the Complex Financial Crimes Squad and most recently, the pandemic has added a slew of new financial fraud cases to his plate. “I kind of think, when is the work ever going to […]

UPDATE | Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Chief Chris Bailey confirmed during a press briefing late Wednesday night that it was not only a police officer who was shot and wounded, but two others; a woman and a girl. Bailey said the incident happened shortly before 9 p.m. when officers with IMPD’s North District were dispatched to […]

  INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis woman is working to honor her late son’s memory by creating opportunities for those in need. Holly Moore’s son, Donavan Barnett, 18, was shot and killed in May 2020. Moore said her son and other family members had spent time in prison, and she knows how hard it can be […]

LAWRENCE — A man is in critical condition after he was shot by an off-duty Lawrence Police Department officer early Monday during a fight at a bar on the northeast side in which investigators say the man fired a gun. Officers with the Lawrence Police Department responded to the Mar y Sol Bar and Grill […]

INDIANAPOLIS — “It was just an argument that went wrong,” Audrey McPherson said. “By people that clearly didn’t care about us grieving at all.” McPherson is reflecting on another unthinkable act of violence in Indianapolis, after her loved one’s funeral became the scene of a shooting on Saturday. Police said the attack injured at least […]

INDIANAPOLIS — In a city where homicides are on pace to break another tragic record, Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration has invested millions of dollars into programs, technology and other initiatiaves aimed at reducing violence. Hogsett has launched a series of reforms to policing in the city, along with providing grants to community groups and funding […]

  INDIANAPOLIS — “You know, the old cliché of “don’t judge a book by its cover” is so true. At the same time, don’t judge a book by a couple chapters, you know,” said Montez Day, who was previously incarcerated. It was 20 years ago when Day’s chapter began. “I was incarcerated for over 20 […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The impacts of gun violence in Indianapolis are far-reaching for people throughout the city. WRTV spoke with a woman who grew up in the area of East 42nd Street and North Post Road and still lives there today. “When you observe everybody around you get killed and stuff like that, you realize this […]