3rd man sentenced for deadly North Vernon gun shop robbery
A third man has been sentenced to prison for the robbery and fatal shooting of a southern Indiana gun shop owner slain more than seven years ago.
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Attorney: Cruz to plead guilty to Parkland school massacre
The gunman who killed 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland, Florida, high school will plead guilty to their murders, his attorneys said Friday, bringing some closure to a South Florida community more than three years after an attack that sparked a nationwide movement for gun control.
Students, experts discuss red flag statute, other topics during IU McKinney gun law symposium
The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law on Friday hosted national gun law and gun violence experts at the Program on Law and State Government’s fellowship symposium exploring state governments’ responses to gun violence across the United States.
Reversal: Justices split, reinstate murder conviction for teen after toddler’s shooting death
In a 3-2 split, the Indiana Supreme Court has reinstated a murder conviction against a northern Indiana teen convicted in relation to the shooting death of a South Bend toddler. The dissent, however, would have granted post-conviction relief based on deficient counsel performance.
6 Indy residents indicted for straw purchases used in Chicago gun violence
A federal grand jury in Indianapolis has handed down indictments charging six Hoosiers with gun-related crimes after they were found to have allegedly made straw purchases of more than 90 firearms.
Gary man gets 30 years in slaying of NW Indiana teen selling Xbox
A man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a northwest Indiana teenager who was trying to sell an Xbox has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
High court could add more contentious cases to busy lineup
The Supreme Court term that begins next week is already full of contentious cases, including fights over abortion and guns. But the justices still have a lot of blank space on their calendar, with four more months of arguments left to fill.
45-year sentence for man shot by Terre Haute officers
A man who was shot during a confrontation with Terre Haute police officers has been sentenced to 45 years in prison.
COA tosses Level 2 felony because burglar was unarmed at time of entry
The Court of Appeals has partially overturned a Madison County man’s criminal conviction, finding that even though he threatened his partially-paralyzed victim with a handgun, he did not commit a Level 2 felony of burglary while armed because he did not have the weapon when he broke into the home.
Woman accused of reaching for gun is killed by Indianapolis police
A woman on a porch was shot by four Indianapolis police officers and killed Friday after refusing orders to not touch her gun, authorities said.
COA reverses summary judgment for defendants in teen shooting accident, cites contemporaneous writing rule
A young man who was shot and seriously injured while working on a southern Indiana farm and then signed a series of releases protecting the defendants from liability in exchange for $5,000 will get a new day in court after the Indiana Court of Appeals overturned a grant of summary judgment.
Bloomington man sentenced to life in prison granted compassionate release
A Bloomington man sentenced to life in prison 30 years ago on drug and firearm charges has been granted compassionate release by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana through the First Step Act.
Chief: St. John school shooter lockdown was false alarm
Police officers swarmed a northwestern Indiana high school Wednesday on a report of an active shooter that authorities said turned out to be a false alarm.
School cancels classes after knife incident with 2 students
A high school in Indianapolis sent students home Wednesday after two were involved in a morning “altercation involving a knife,” officials said.
Indiana school says no shots fired in lockdown incident
No shots were fired at a northwestern Indiana high school that was put on lockdown Wednesday morning after a report of a person with a gun, authorities said.
Indiana man acquitted in drive-by shooting death of girl, 7
A jury has acquitted a man in the drive-by shooting of a 7-year-old girl killed while attending another child’s birthday party in South Bend last year.
Indianapolis cop injured after person grabs officer’s gun
An Indianapolis police officer was injured and briefly hospitalized following a well-being check early Sunday, authorities said.
COA affirms criminal recklessness conviction after woman shot neighbor’s home
An Evansville woman who took several shots at her ex-friend’s home in the middle of the night could not convince the Indiana Court of Appeals that her conduct wasn’t criminal recklessness.
Knox Co. teen who sent threatening social media message loses appeal of delinquency adjudication
A Knox County teenager who sent a threatening social media message to numerous middle school students involving guns will retain a delinquency adjudication for felony intimidation, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday, though a misdemeanor adjudication was vacated on double jeopardy grounds. The appellate court declined to dismiss the message as a “juvenile antic” in light of the numerous American school shootings in recent years.
Pentagon IDs officer slain in attack as officials seek clues
Federal investigators were digging Wednesday into the background of a Georgia man who officials say fatally stabbed a Pentagon police officer at a transit station outside the building before being shot and killed himself.