Five people were found shot to death in a home in Indianapolis on Sunday morning, a crime that the city’s mayor denounced as an evil act of “mass murder” that amplified a recent spate of gun violence there. One of the victims was a pregnant woman, according to the authorities, who said that efforts to save the fetus were unsuccessful. The authorities said that more than one person might have carried out the shooting, and that the victims were targeted. The bloodshed came just days after the mayor and police officials discussed plans to reduce violent crimes in Indianapolis, where local news media reported that there were 245 homicides in 2020 — a record, and a 40 percent increase from 2019.

Source: New York Times January 25, 2021 03:53 UTC