INDIANAPOLIS –– Police in Indianapolis are preparing for larger crowds and asking for calm after recent confrontations between Pacers and Knicks fans ahead of Thursday night’s Game 5 watch party at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department says tensions between fans have been visible both online and in person. A few videos posted on social media show fans arguing outside downtown bars. In one video, a group confronts a Pacers fan, and one person appears to pull out a gun during the exchange.
“We are an open carry state and that is a long gun and that is allowable under state law,” said IMPD Officer Tommy Thompson. “It’s the actions you take with a firearm. It’s the criminal actions you take with those firearms.”…