I hate to say it, but downtown merchants who’ve had to sweep up the shell casings, dodge the chaos, and beg for help — they told you so. Over and over again. And city leadership? They shrugged, smiled for the cameras, and kept acting like everything was just fine.
Last night, while families were still riding the high of fireworks and food truck funnel cakes, downtown Indianapolis lit up again — not with celebration, but with gunfire. At least two people are dead, including a child. Several others shot. Seven guns recovered. Seven people detained. A bloodbath. Again.
And don’t act like this came out of nowhere. This was the second mass shooting downtown in just weeks and the third recent shooting involving teenagers with firearms. We’re not trending — we’re unraveling…