Nine people were reportedly injured in a mass sho0ting near the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington early Sunday morning, April 26.
Gunfire erupted as crowds of revelers were celebrating the famed “Little 500” college cycling race on the popular strip of Kirkwood Avenue just after midnight, WTHR reported.
Police responded to the 400 block of East Kirkwood – a block from Indiana University – where they found “multiple wounded individuals.”
Nine people were taken to local hospitals, including six by ambulance, as of 3 a.m., the outlet reported.
Officials did not give their conditions or types of injuries.
Witnesses said a fight broke out between two women before the sho0ting, and one of the women appeared to pull a gun and open fire.
Witnesses recalled watching a fight break out between two women before the sho0ting occurred
Two women fighting… I didn’t think too much of it,” a witness told the outlet.
“I figured the police would get to it. But then I saw a girl reach toward her pants leg and start firing. By then, I was already running the other way.”
No suspects have been arrested so far, with police asking for anyone with information or video of the incident to contact detectives.
No students are suspected of having been involved in the violence, university officials said.
“Last night marred what should have been a celebratory weekend for the IU and Bloomington communities,” university spokesman Mark Bode said in a statement.
“While no IU students are believed to be involved, we condemn the violence in the strongest terms and thank the Bloomington Police Department, IUPD, State Police, and other law enforcement agencies who responded to the events off campus.
“Our thoughts are with the victims of this tragic incident,” he added.