Shooting Downtown Indy Last Night

[churchmouse]

The frig in Target? It probably was me. Haha. I worked in the stockroom mostly back by the freezer from '09-'11

Yep, it was you. Small world.
Glad you are doing well.

 

[bigo334]

Congrats, I don't go anywhere in Indy with out my gun. Used to work for AAA as a locksmith and have seen 1 shooting ( before I got a handgun) and heard 3 more, two were with in 100 yards of me.

 

[alloutjdm]

glad you are okay and congratulation on the engagement....

 

[gunworks321]

Congrats! It will be a night long remembered. Coming up on 40 years for us and I still get reminded of the night I asked and she didn't answer for three whole days! Glad everyone is OK and you have a long lasting partnership.

 

[ssmith512]

Scary.
Congrats.
Downtown used to be fun, not so much anymore. Hopefully the police AND business Owner's (they have a responsibility as well) get a handle on things real quick.

 

[johnny45]

Congrats!

 

[johnny45]

Glad you are OK.

The city is going to have to do something about these thugs as they will dry business up quick and turn downtown into Lafayette Square faster than you can say economic dead zone.

Thugs are a cancer on a civil society.

 

[churchmouse]

Thugs are a cancer on a civil society.

Radiation therapy is in order....yes.
This runs very close to the edge of our politically correct posture here on ingo but we all know what and where this is from. These thugs wear the uniforms, march in grouped up and loud totally announcing who and what they are and intend to do. Every one is scared of infringing on their tender sensibility's, they know this and use it against LEO and anyone else attempting to run them off.
We have from time to time had this same issue in our neighborhood. It was dealt with and until the next batch pops up out of the nearby apartments it is fairly peaceful around hear. Spring is coming and we will be on full SA-Zombie alert.
Agree or not...really don't care.

Reference "A Clockwork Orange"

 

[phylodog]

This happens everywhere they show up. You see the empty businesses all across 38th st. from east to west. This could escalate into a Chicago level soon if we do not step on these thugs throats. Our area has run out more than a few with no help from LEO as they are of no help.

Until a group of concerned citizens get organized and become a political influence stronger than the concerned clergy you can count on things to continue to get worse. The LEOs aren't of little help by their own choosing.

 

[Fenway]

Congrats. That is a night to remember for sure

 

[nascarfantoo]

Congratulations!!

 

[churchmouse]

Until a group of concerned citizens get organized and become a political influence stronger than the concerned clergy you can count on things to continue to get worse. The LEOs aren't of little help by their own choosing.

No knock on the LEO. They have tried around here as well. They know who the thugs are but just can not put the hammer on them so some local folks do it for them. As to the downtown area, that will have to be handled differently as you say.
Again, I was not knocking LEO...they are near powerless until they actually see these dirt bags in the act. Even then they have to be careful. Tender sensibility's and all.

 

[johnny45]

Until a group of concerned citizens get organized and become a political influence stronger than the concerned clergy you can count on things to continue to get worse. The LEOs aren't of little help by their own choosing.

The "concerned clergy" is a crock of cow dung.

 

[phylodog]

The "concerned clergy" is a crock of cow dung.

I don't completely dismiss them. They have and do some good things for the community and have worked closely with LE to prevent bad things from happening. That said, they have also taken advantage of their situation and prevented things from happening that needed to.

 

[MadMan66]

Again, thanks to EVERYONE for all the nice comments!

Yep, it was you. Small world.
Glad you are doing well.

Small world indeed. I hope you're doing well yourself!

Congrats! It will be a night long remembered. Coming up on 40 years for us and I still get reminded of the night I asked and she didn't answer for three whole days! Glad everyone is OK and you have a long lasting partnership.

Congratulations to you too! 40 years is quite an accomplishment! I'm afraid not too many people from my generation will be able to say the same; values aren't what they were in generations past.

 

[billybob44]

Glad you are all ok...

It seems that things did work out OK for you+your Girl last night. It's a shame that most any urban area has changed to this..

The thing that I related to: My Wife and I had a VERY nice dinner, on the North Side (Keystone at the Crossing), in celebration of our 40th Anniversary. Jan. 26, 1973-Jan. 26, 2013...Bill.

 

[stephen87]

Congrats, OP. Did you have your firearm on you? Did you reach for it when you heard the shots or did you run for the hills?

 

[MadMan66]

It seems that things did work out OK for you+your Girl last night. It's a shame that most any urban area has changed to this..

The thing that I related to: My Wife and I had a VERY nice dinner, on the North Side (Keystone at the Crossing), in celebration of our 40th Anniversary. Jan. 26, 1973-Jan. 26, 2013...Bill.

Congratulations! I hope you had a nice night!

Congrats, OP. Did you have your firearm on you? Did you reach for it when you heard the shots or did you run for the hills?

Yes, I had my firearm on me. Like always Had we not had an easy escape from the immediate area, it is safe to say that I would have had my hand on the grip, ready to draw if needed. However, we heard the shots roughly 20 to 30 seconds after we walked past the police officers (police being between us and the shots), so my first reaction was to grab my girl's hand and head for the "hills." I didn't want any attention drawn to us had they had buddies elsewhere.

 

[Lammchop93]

Congrats!! I'm sure that'll be a good story of a proposal down the road.

 

[bloodandgutsmurphy]

Congratulations man. Glad to hear that everyone is safe.