IU has to find a way to stop the Little 500 takeover that has happened the last few years
It was always wild but it was never dangerous. As an alum I feel bad for the students who have had this experience taken from them
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.
One of Jon Stewart’s all-time best clips:
“The presidency is supposed to age the president, not the people. Even the people of Hungary stood up and said f**k this. Remember these moments of hope… and we’ll get there soon.”
IRS: you owe us taxes
Me: how much do I owe?
IRS: you get to figure that out
Me: can I just pay what I want?
IRS: no we know exactly how much you owe but you have to guess the number too
Me: what if I guess wrong?
IRS: jail
Happy tax day!