Waking up this morning and I am sad and angry.
— Angela Ganote (@angelaganote) April 26, 2026
9 people were injured early this morning in a shooting on Kirkwood in Bloomington during Little 500 weekend.
Bloomington Police say they were stationed in the area due to it being Little 5 weekend when they heard multiple gunshots… pic.twitter.com/12YIbex3lM
Waking up this morning and I am sad and angry.
9 people were injured early this morning in a shooting on Kirkwood in Bloomington during Little 500 weekend.
Bloomington Police say they were stationed in the area due to it being Little 5 weekend when they heard multiple gunshots and the crowd started running.
If you don’t know Little 500 weekend, it’s a bike race, but it’s also the biggest party weekend of the year. Kirkwood was filled with thousands of students and people visiting.
Police say they immediately found multiple wounded people.
At this point, we still don’t know how many were hit directly with bullets, bullet fragments or if anyone was injured during the chaos after.
Ambulances took the injured, a Bloomington Police officer took someone in their own squad car, and two were driven by personal
vehicles for treatment of injuries.Police have no suspects and nobody in custody.
I was on Kirkwood with with my daughter and her friends on Friday afternoon. We literally played Yahtzee in Kilroy’s. I was gone before before 6PM.
My son went to visit his sister, an IU student, Saturday during the day and I knew there would be a shooting, and I told him “I don’t want you shot” so he came home before 6PM.
I am praying for the 9 injured and their families. We don’t want to live this way. We shouldn’t have to tell our kids you can’t be somewhere because you might be shot.
Please don’t remain silent.
Anyone with information about the shooting, or who may have video of the shooting, is asked to contact Detective Chris Scott at 812-339-4477.
The Bloomingtonian put out some footage of last night
— indy reporter (@Indy_reporter_) April 26, 2026
Also, I was today years old when I learned of #kirklanta.https://t.co/7oXlsinn76https://t.co/0rwX7kOLxzhttps://t.co/DZNHxxn24u pic.twitter.com/GhFa2YTbtE
IU’s statement on last night’s mass shooting on Kirkwood.
— Angela Ganote (@angelaganote) April 26, 2026
“Last night marred what should have been a celebratory weekend for the IU and Bloomington communities.
While no IU students are believed to be involved, we condemn the violence in the strongest terms and thank the…
IU’s statement on last night’s mass shooting on Kirkwood.
“Last night marred what should have been a celebratory weekend for the IU and Bloomington communities.
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.
Safety remains our top priority and we remain in close coordination with local and state law enforcement.”
A statement from Mayor Kerry Thomson regarding an overnight shooting in downtown Bloomington: pic.twitter.com/OHDaYwiV1o
— City of Bloomington, IN (@citybloomington) April 26, 2026Bloomington man arrested in connection with mass shooting on Little 500 at Indiana University this weekend https://t.co/64akrnmoJT Witnesses identified the shooter as Michael Carson Jr. pic.twitter.com/PUewK5R8OW
— Leslie Mack (@lesliemack) April 26, 2026
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