Stories tagged with "handguns"

Keep guns out of violent hands by indystar

Indiana has been a prime target of gun-control advocates for its loose firearms laws. By the same token, it’s been a favorite of the Second Amendment lobby, which maintains... – Oct 13, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Editorial

A slippery slope on guns by indystar

Whatever significance is attached to Chicago’s failed bid to host the 2016 Olympics, it is of small importance to the rest of the country. More far-reaching and frightening... – Oct 06, 2009 at 3:03 PM in Commentary

Robbers hit TGI Friday’s on Westside by John Tuohy

Two men posing as gas company workers robbed a Westside restaurant this morning and stole the manager’s pickup. The bandits wore hardhats, reflective vests and work boots and told... – Oct 05, 2009 at 12:56 PM in Crime & Courts

Intruders shoot man, hold hostages for hours by John Tuohy

Armed intruders shot a man then held him and three other people at gunpoint for five hours in a Southside home early today. Three men armed with handguns entered the home at 1120... – Sep 29, 2009 at 11:41 AM in Crime & Courts

1 fatally shot, 1 hurt in dice-game dispute by indystar

A 27-year-old man was shot to death and a 20-year-old was wounded Tuesday after an argument during a dice game led to gunfire at an apartment complex on the Westside, police... – Sep 23, 2009 at 12:35 AM in Crime & Courts

One killed, one wounded in dice game by Vic Ryckaert

One man was shot to death and another was injured after an argument led to gunfire at an apartment complex on the Westside Tuesday, police said. The victims were part of a group of... – Sep 22, 2009 at 10:15 PM in Marion County

FBI hunts 2 men in bank holdup; 1 threatened girl by indystar

The FBI says it is aggressively seeking two masked robbers who held up a Westside bank, where one of them put a gun to an 11-year-old girl’s head. “We are working with... – Sep 10, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Crime & Courts

FBI hunting bank robbers who grabbed girl by John Tuohy

The FBI is “aggressively beating the bushes” Wednesday to find two masked bank robbers who put a gun to an 11-year-old girl’s head during a hold-up at a Westside... – Sep 09, 2009 at 9:23 AM in Crime & Courts

Bank robbers put gun to girl's head, police say by indystar

Police continued searching late Saturday for two men who they say temporarily held an 11-year-old girl hostage while robbing a Westside bank. The incident occurred at 11 a.m.... – Sep 06, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Crime & Courts

11-year-old girl taken hostage during bank robbery by Josh Duke

Indianapolis police are looking for two men who they say temporarily took an 11-year-old girl hostage today while robbing a bank. The incident occurred at 11 a.m. today in the... – Sep 05, 2009 at 5:23 PM in Crime & Courts

Teen sentenced in Brown County slaying by indystar

NASHVILLE, Ind. — One of two teenage brothers charged in the shooting death of an 84-year-old man at his rural central Indiana home has been sentenced to 60 years in... – Aug 25, 2009 at 7:19 AM in Crime & Courts

Teen gets 60 years in murder of man, 84, and attack on wife by indystar

Nashville — One of two teenage brothers charged in the shooting death of an 84-year-old man at his rural Central Indiana home has been sentenced to 60 years in prison. Bennie... – Aug 25, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Crime & Courts

Teen gets 60 years in rural C. Ind. murder by indystar

NASHVILLE, Ind. — One of two teenage brothers charged in the shooting death of an 84-year-old man at his rural central Indiana home has been sentenced to 60 years in prison.... – Aug 24, 2009 at 4:27 PM in Crime & Courts

Carmel grad faces charges in slaying by John Tuohy

Suspect says gun prank in Purdue apartment went awry A Carmel High School graduate jailed in the fatal shooting of a friend at Purdue University was released on $10,000 bond... – Aug 24, 2009 at 11:19 AM in Crime & Courts

2 arrested in fatal shooting near Purdue by John Tuohy

A Carmel High School graduate jailed for the fatal shooting of a friend at Purdue University was released on $10,000 bond Sunday. Cory Lynch, 22, is facing preliminary charges of... – Aug 23, 2009 at 9:12 PM in Communities

3 sought in Craigslist armed robbery by Svoravong@Jconline Com

Police: Men took items, then wanted money back, too LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Investigators here plan to contact authorities in Northwest Indiana to help locate three men involved in... – Jul 17, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Crime & Courts

Man's condition critical after he is shot in chest by indystar

A 21-year-old man was shot in the chest Friday after he attacked an armed man with a bottle, police said. The shooting occurred during an altercation about 9:40 p.m. in front of a... – Jul 11, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Crime & Courts

Man critical after attacking another with bottle by Vic Ryckaert

A 21-year-old man was shot in the chest this evening after he attacked an armed man with a bottle, police said. The shooting occurred during an altercation in front of a home in... – Jul 11, 2009 at 12:28 AM in Crime & Courts

2nd teen arrested in armed robbery by indystar

Greenwood — Police have caught a second Indianapolis teen and charged him with the armed robbery of an affluent Johnson County couple. U.S. marshals arrested Bobby... – Jul 04, 2009 at 1:40 AM in Greenwood

2nd teen charged in Johnson Co. armed robbery by Jason Thomas

Police have caught a second Indianapolis teen and charged him the armed robbery of an affluent Johnson County couple. U.S. Marshals arrested Bobby “Boogie” Jones, 19,... – Jul 02, 2009 at 12:30 PM in Johnson County