Child shot inside car at 30th Street, Post Road

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A child was stable after being shot Friday afternoon while a passenger in a car on a street on the city’s east side, Indianapolis police say.

Lt. Shane Foley of the public affairs division of Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department confirmed the child is 7-years-old.

IMPD and medics were called to a report of a person shot shortly before 3:10 p.m. Friday to the intersection of East 30th Street and North Post Road. That’s a few blocks north of the I-70 interchange for Post Road.

Initial reports suggest two people may have been shot, but police say only the child was shot.

No additional information was immediately available on a possible suspect.

Statement

“My thoughts and prayers are with the child and their family. I am heartbroken that our communities continue to suffer from gun violence. I will continue to advocate for initiatives and policies that will help keep our children and neighborhoods safe in District 14. Still, it will also require collective action from all of us to end senseless acts of violence — We can be better, and our communities can be safer.”

La Keisha Jackson, Democrat on the Indianapolis-Marion County City-County Council