5 injured in Bloomington shooting after Little 500

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 11:07 AM

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Bloomington Police Department is investigating after five women were injured in a shooting on Kirkwood Avenue on Sunday, April 26, during the Little 500 weekend.

At 12:25 a.m., officers on scene responded to the 400 block of East Kirkwood Avenue following reports of shots being fired

Victims were between 17 and 22 years old. According to the Bloomington Mayor's Office, the victims were:

20-year-old woman (Plainfield), bullet to the upper torso; fragments in the side of the torso
18-year-old woman (South Bend), embedded bullet fragments in the ankle and shin
22-year-old woman (South Bend), embedded bullet fragments in the back of the thigh
17-year-old female (Indianapolis), embedded bullet fragments in the foot and ankle
21-year-old woman (Indianapolis), embedded bullet fragments in the shins and thighs

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