1 person killed and 5 wounded including a police officer in an Indianapolis shooting, police say

INDIANAPOLIS — One person was killed and five others, including a police officer, were injured following an early morning shooting in Indianapolis, police said.

Two Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers in full uniforms were working off-duty at a bar in the 9400 block of East Washington Street when a disturbance broke out in the parking lot around 1:30 a.m., Police Chief Christopher Bailey said during a news conference at the scene.

Both officers exchanged gunfire with at least one suspect and one officer was shot in the upper leg and suffered an additional shoulder injury that may have occurred when he fell after being shot, according to Bailey, who said the officer was in stable condition. condition and expected that he would still do so. will be released from hospital on Sunday.

Additional officers responded and found four other people shot in the parking lot. All were transported to nearby hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. The victims included two 45-year-old men, a 42-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman, Bailey said.

A short time later, a man arrived at Community East Hospital in Indianapolis with injuries consistent with gunshot wounds and died despite treatment by medical staff. Detectives believe he was involved in the shooting. The Marion County Coroner’s Office will release his name after next of kin are notified, Bailey said.

One gun was found in the parking lot, according to Bailey, who said investigators did not immediately know what caused the initial disturbance in the parking lot, but they interviewed witnesses and reviewed videotapes.