Five people were shot in the early morning hours Saturday at three locations in Center Township.
INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD detectives are investigating three separate shootings early Saturday that sent five victims to area hospitals.
Three of the men who were shot downtown around 3:30 a.m. near Meridian and Maryland streets were described to be in critical condition when they were taken away in ambulances. One of the men was in stable condition Saturday morning, according to IMPD.
The Dutch Ministry of Defense, however, said the three men were Dutch military commandos who were in Indiana to take part in a training exercise and were staying at the hotel. The ministry said later Saturday morning that just one of the three remained in critical condition following the shooting.
They were off duty Saturday morning when the shooting occurred just outside the Hampton Inn directly south of Monument Circle. Dutch authorities said the soldiers were guests at the hotel.
Police shared that they believe the shooting was not a random act, and stemmed instead from an earlier altercation at another location between the men and potential suspects, and that there is no immediate threat to the public.
Anyone with information about the shooting should contact IMPD Detective Michael Wright 317-327-3475 or by email at michael.wright@indy.gov. Anonymous tips can be left with Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS (8477).
Man shot outside home on Montcalm Street
Just after 1:25 a.m., Northwest District officers were called to Riverside neighborhood on Montcalm Street just north of 16th Street on a report of a person shot.
They found a man wounded outside his residence. Police said he was “awake and breathing” when taken to the hospital.
Police had no suspect information to share.
Oxford Street shooting sends male to hospital
Withing minutes of the Montcalm shooting, Southeast District police were called to a neighborhood near Bethel Park on another reported shooting.
They found a male victim who was shot and injured on South Oxford Street near the intersection of Raymond Street and Churchman Avenue.
He was also awake and breathing when taken to the hospital.
Detectives were checking with potential witnesses about that incident.
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