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WRTV's Griffin Gonzalez introduces us to Gabriel Pitzulo, a man who tackled and held an assault suspect until police arrived.

At least seven children between the ages of 12 and 17 were wounded in a mass shooting in busy downtown Indianapolis late Saturday night. Officers were on patrol just after 11 p.m. when they heard gunshots near the Circle Centre Mall, a shopping plaza downtown, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department told Fox 59. After rushing to the area of West Maryland Street, officers located a “large group of juveniles,” including six with gunshot wounds, Police Deputy Chief Tanya Terry said during a Sunday morning news conference, according to CNN.

Hector may not believe it, but he’s one of the lucky ones. The 18-year-old Mexican national was abandoned in the desert by the smugglers whom he had paid about $3,000 to get him across the southern border and into the United States. He was supposed to pay them another $3,000 upon reaching his destination — Indianapolis, where he said his father works as a roofer. Because of a condition that was causing his muscles to deteriorate from overuse, Hector couldn’t keep up with the rest of the group. The smugglers, having already received half their $6,000 fee up front, apparently...

Adding to the shocking spate of school violence across the nation, a 74-year-old Indiana substitute teacher claims he suffered a gruesome black eye from a teen — and teachers stopped him being arrested. Shellshocked Rob Gooding, of Indianapolis, told News 8 he was serving as a substitute at Perry Meridian High School on February 1 when an unruly student suddenly approached him during a business class. The hulking teen — who Gooding claims stood over 6 feet — raised his Chromebook and was poised to crash it down on his head. “I saw him come up, and he said, ‘I’ve...

Woah … what on earth is going on here? The Indianapolis Colts have hit two of their players with suspensions for the rest of the 2023 season, which is a shocking decision by the franchise considering their spot in the NFL playoff race, according to ESPN. The two players are wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie and cornerback Tony Brown, with the Colts citing conduct detrimental for their suspensions. No other reason than that was given. For Indy’s 30-13 victory Saturday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, each player was listed as a healthy scratch, with both coming in stunning fashion. Just days later,...

There's been a disturbing rise in antisemitism since the start of the Israeli-Hamas war. We've seen the evidence of it from the radical rallies chanting "From the river to the sea" to the ripping down of signs for kidnapped Jewish victims of Hamas. We've covered multiple examples here at RedState just over the past couple of days. There were the anti-Israel marchers who stormed the front of a Jewish store, and police had to get in between them and the signs of the kidnapped Israelis they wanted to rip down that were on a pole in front of the store....

Longtime Benician Harold Bray, a humble man, claims he is no hero. Benicians — and well, many Americans — beg to differ. They think he’s as good as gold. Well, maybe closer to bronze. With the passing of Cleatus Lebow in October at the age of 98, Bray is the lone living survivor from the legendary USS Indianapolis. On Friday night in front of the city’s clock tower, Bray was celebrated and honored for his service with the unveiling of a statue made by Matt Glenn. The life-sized bronze statue stands nearly 7 feet tall, affixed to a pedestal. It...

An Indiana sheriff’s deputy died protecting her young son from a “pitbull-type” dog that attacked them inside her home Tuesday night, according to authorities. Tamieka White, a deputy in Marion County for 17 years, was remembered as a “bright light” a day after the was pronounced dead at the scene of the grisly dog attack that also left her 8-year-old kid injured, ... The dog was shot and killed by an Indianapolis cop after the animal pounced at police. Authorities said the dog didn’t belong to White, 46, but have not revealed the identity of the animal’s owner. “She died...

You may have heard: The NRA leadership is in the middle of significant legal problems. It appears to be true, with severely biased, politically motivated prosecutors going after the NRA. An obvious reason is: the NRA was once a very effective political organization. It has also been a very effective fundraising organization. Many believe the funds have not been spent wisely. The NRA leadership has not helped with what appears to be significant favoritism, cutting legal corners, lack of transparency, and a reluctance to allow any but a tiny few to see the books on who gets what for what....

Image Courtesy Dean Weingarten On Friday, April 14, at the first day of the NRA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis in 2023, this correspondent rode the shuttle from the Gate Ten parking lot to the Indiana Convention Center. A passenger was openly carrying what appears to be one of the Springfield XD series of pistols in a thumb-break outside the waistband holster. Notice the clip on the right front pants pocket. It is almost certainly attached to the ubiquitous folding pocket knife. The gentleman was perfectly willing to have this picture taken of him openly carrying. His comment was to the...

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Former President Donald Trump told Breitbart News exclusively on Friday night that he is “honored” to be the frontrunner for the White House in the 2024 presidential campaign.Trump, just off his arraignment post-indictment in New York City, has seen a massive surge of support both in the GOP primary and in general election numbers in recent weeks.“Well, I’m honored,” Trump said when asked why he thinks he is seeing the surge to frontrunner status. “Sadly, I have to say part of it is because the country is doing so poorly. I wish it were for other reasons....

Kirk Cameron came out with a new children’s book, and was shocked to find that when he approached libraries about doing a story time event for kids, they rejected his offer outright. When Cameron reached out to libraries, 55 of them rejected him outright. Cameron told The Post Millennial that his book, As You Grow, out from Brave Books, "teaches kids biblical wisdom, through the seasons of life and how to grow the fruits of the Spirit, which are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self control." "You think everybody would be thrilled with something like that,"...

It was a mob scene Thursday at Kirk Cameron's reading of his God-focused children's book at the Indianapolis Public Library — except this mob didn't do what mobs do; rather it was just smiles, cheering, and laughter all around. BRAVE Story Hour @BraveBooksUS This is a message to every library in the United States: In 137 years of the Indianapolis Public Library’s history, NEVER ONCE have they had over 2,500 people show up to a single event. UNTIL TODAY. Folks even sang "God Bless America": Brave Books — Cameron's publisher for his "As You Grow" children's book — earlier this...

Two Indianapolis police officers had spent the day searching in vain for a missing baby in a stolen vehicle when they stopped to eat and gather their wits. A woman suspected of stealing the 2010 black Honda Accord had been taken into custody earlier that day, on December 22, but the vehicle was still missing. More urgently, baby Kason Thomass, who was in the car with his twin Kyair Thomass when it was stolen three days earlier in Columbus, Ohio, had yet to be found. “It was time for us to decompress because we were disappointed that we could not...

Three members of the Dutch Commando Corps were found wounded by police outside of a Hampton Inn in Indianapolis around 3:30 am Two of the men are in critical condition in a local hospital Police have said that there were plenty of witnesses to the shooting but that no arrests have been made The group was in Indiana as part of a training program in urban conflict

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Indianapolis Public Schools to allow a 10-year-old transgender girl to rejoin her school’s all-girls softball team while a lawsuit continues against a state law that bans transgender females from competing in girls school sports. U.S. District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson in Indianapolis issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday on behalf of the girl, finding that she “has established that she has a strong likelihood of succeeding on the merits” of her claim. “She has also established that she would suffer irreparable harm for which there is no adequate legal remedy,” Magnus-Stinson wrote in her...

This week federal prosecutors dismantled a major multi-state drug trafficking ring in Indianapolis. A federal grand jury returned indictments against 21 people as part of a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine. “This was a big win for the city of Indianapolis getting these people off the street,” said Mike Gannon, DEA assistant special agent in charge. 2 members of high-profile Indianapolis meth and heroin ring sentenced According to federal prosecutors, the wide-ranging investigation involved 22 different law enforcement agencies. This week, officers served search and arrest warrants at 25 locations across Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, as well as...

Elisjsha Dicken is being praised as a hero for stopping the shooting suspect accused of gunning down three people and wounding two at Greenwood Mall in Indiana. The gunman, named by the county coroner as Jonathan Sapirman, was shot and killed at the scene by the Good Samaritan, as officials have dubbed Dicken, confirmed Mayor Mark W. Myers, who released a statement shared by police on Facebook. Dicken’s name was released by authorities on Monday, July 18, 2022. He was carrying the gun lawfully, police said. He is 22 years old. As of 9:40 p.m., he wrote, the police had...

GREENWOOD, Ind. — The four people who died as a result of Sunday’s mass shooting in the Greenwood Park Mall have been identified. The Greenwood Police Department confirmed that around 6 p.m. Sunday a lone suspect entered the food court of the Greenwood Park Mall, located at 1251 U.S. Hwy 31 North in Greenwood, Indiana. The suspect then shot into the mall, killing three people and injuring two more. The shooter was shot and killed by a man visiting the mall. Greenwood Park Mall shooting: What we know so far On Monday, the Johnson County Coroner’s Office and Marion County...

* Four people were killed and three others were injured in a shooting at the Greenwood Park Mall, just outside of Indianapolis on Sunday * The shooter is among the dead * According to Greenwood's police chief, the gunman was taken down by a Good Samaritan who witnessed the shooting * The gunman was armed with a rifle and had multiple magazines of ammoA gunman armed with a rifle and multiple magazines of ammo killed three people and injured others before being killed by a good guy with a gun. In total, four people were killed, including the gunman, and...