1 dead, 11 injured in northern Indiana shooting, police say
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — One person died and 11 others were injured in a shooting in northern Indiana early Sunday, police say.
It happened just after 1 a.m. in the area of West Garfield Avenue and Benham Avenue in Elkhart, which is about 16 miles east of South Bend.
The Elkhart Police Department was called to the area after people reported shots fired. Twelve people were either taken by ambulance or showed up to area hospitals with gunshot wounds. One of them died, . Though his name and age haven't been released, the city's mayor says he was a father.
'For him to lose his life on Father's Day is a travesty,' said Mayor Rod Roberson in a Sunday news conference. 'This is a senseless act of gun violence that we know is way too prevalent in our country and way too prevalent in our city.'
Of the other 11 people who were shot, detectives say some have gone through surgeries and others have been released from the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Roberson called for an end to violence in Elkhart.
'We have to understand this is not acceptable and it should be not a part of our everyday life,' he said.
EPD said initial investigation shows multiple people were firing shots. It's not clear what led up to the shooting but police are investigating.
Police did note during the news conference there were many people there at the time. They believe some were innocent bystanders.
'There were numerous people there,' a spokesperson for EPD said. 'Some people were not involved at all potentially with what was going on, just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time.'
Investigators haven't said anything about any possible suspects.
Anyone with information should call the EPD Homicide unit at 574.295.2825 or Michiana Crime Stoppers at 574.288.STOP (7867)
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