Joe Hogsett

Far too many residents have borne the consequences of the combination of firearms and failed conflict resolution and I join a frustrated community in calling for an end to this cycle of violence, iMPD and the City of Indianapolis will continue to try every solution, incorporate every best practice we can. But we cannot do it alone. It will take neighbors sharing information, supporting those who are hurting, intervening when someone is headed down a dangerous path.

This morning, one or more individuals perpetrated an act of evil in our city, while we're still learning more about the circumstances that led to this incident, I want to be very clear about something : What happened this morning was not an act of simple gun violence. ... What happened this morning was a mass murder.

What happened this morning was a mass murder, a choice of an individual or individuals to bring, and I do not use these words lightly, terror to our community.