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  INDIANAPOLIS — This month, WRTV is shining a light on the achievements of African Americans in our community’s past and present. We’re hearing from the first Black woman in the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s 15-year history to graduate from the FBI National Academy. Commander Ida Williams shares the impact she hopes to make on […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Paris Williamson’s sister, Lauren Seymour, said she could spend hours talking about her sibling. “She really cares about people and she’s compassionate and passionate and when she loves, she definitely loves hard,” Seymour said. From her caring spirit to her loving heart. Seymour said Williamson brought their family so much joy. But for […]

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 — The owners of a bar on the west side of Indianapolis are now facing criminal charges. The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office charged Marvin and Gabby Betancourt with six counts each, including corrupt business influence and failure to remit food and beverage tax. The El Chila Sports Bar in the 6300 block of West […]

INDIANAPOLIS — An investigation is underway after an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer fired at least one shot during an incident on the city’s northeast side Friday morning. IMPD officers were called to the 10000 block of John Marshall Drive for a welfare check around 3:30 a.m. When officers arrived, they located a woman who […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer De’Joure Mercer, who fatally shot and killed Dreasjon Reed in May 2020, has dropped his complaint against the NFL, his lawyers say. The complaint was filed in June 2021 in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Indiana. It said the NFL’s social media posts and campaign including […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Several community outreach programs are working hard to influence the city’s youth amid a wave of crime in Indianapolis. Indy’s Police Athletic Activity League, also known as PAL is also recruiting kids to be a part of their football program. WRTV’s Alyssa Donovan reports how the league is a way for police officers […]

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 — 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 […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officers are investigating after responding to an “active gun fight involving shots fired” around 1 a.m. Sunday. Officers found multiple shell casings in the 200 block of South Meridian Street and say they received multiple calls about the incident. Police say no one was found shot on or around the […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The calls for change came from the people and protests on the streets of Indianapolis in May 2020. There were clashes of ideas and voices demanding that power brokers find new ways to deal with critical issues, especially the relationship between the public and police. Since the summer of 2020, IMPD has made […]