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Juvenile hurt in shooting during ‘melee’ at Marion County Fair; numerous juveniles arrested (Indy)
WISH TV ^ | July 19, 2020 | Staff Reports

Posted on 07/19/2020 11:14:07 AM PDT by digger48

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A minor was shot and numerous others were arrested Saturday night amid what authorities called a “melee” at the Marion County Fair.

Around 8:40 p.m., deputies with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office were escorting some juveniles out of the fair gates when 100-150 other kids forced their way through the gates and into the fair, leading to multiple fights, Maj. Michael Hubbs with MCSO and IMPD Officer Genae Cook said during a joint briefing near the fairgrounds.

Hubbs said the juveniles being escorted out of the fairgrounds were being arrested for disorderly conduct, and that was when the “crowd was somewhat incited.”

During those fights, several shots were fired, and one young person was shot, suffering injuries that did not appear life-threatening, officials said. A second person was being examined for a possible minor injury that may have been from a bullet.

Multiple guns were recovered from the area, and numerous juveniles were detained and questioned, Cook said.

Hubbs said he had been working at the fair all week and it had been a success, calling Saturday night’s incident “an exception.”

He said prior to Saturday night, there had been five arrests during the week at the fairgrounds, and all arrestees were juveniles.

Hubbs said thousands of juveniles were at the fair on Saturday, most not accompanied by adults.

“We expect everybody to behave, whether you’re a juvenile or an adult. And that’s society. That’s how we need to look at these issues. So, parents, if you’re dropping your children off, you’re still accountable for your child,” Hubbs said.

One sheriff’s deputy was injured during what Hubbs called “the melee,” when a chemical spray was deployed while law enforcement was making arrests, he said.

The Marion County Fair kicked off on July 11 and was set to end on Sunday. However, following the shooting, the last day, Sunday, has been canceled.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: banglist; barbarians; fair; indiana
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1 posted on 07/19/2020 11:14:07 AM PDT by digger48
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To: digger48

Out of control juveniles should be tried as adults for pre-meditated acts.


2 posted on 07/19/2020 11:20:12 AM PDT by Maudeen (Too many wait until the 11th hour to come to Jesus. The major problem . . . most die at 10:30.)
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the last day, Sunday, has been canceled.

That’s when church services are held at county fairs.


3 posted on 07/19/2020 11:21:45 AM PDT by Maudeen (Too many wait until the 11th hour to come to Jesus. The major problem . . . most die at 10:30.)
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They managed to have TV coverage without any pictures of the “juveniles”....

hmmmmm.....


4 posted on 07/19/2020 11:24:24 AM PDT by cgbg (Masters don't want slaves talking about masters and slaves.)
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To: digger48

Are “juveniles” the same as “teens” and “yutes”?


5 posted on 07/19/2020 11:24:31 AM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you care! Guilting you is how they control you.)
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“Juveniles”, “minors”, “teens”.......
Yeah, I know what that means.


6 posted on 07/19/2020 11:27:33 AM PDT by Americannae1362
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I’m amazed they got to hold a fair at all during the covid panic. But it keeps all those Hoosier youth occupied in a time of stress, I see. (Wonder if the young folks were wearing masks.)


7 posted on 07/19/2020 11:29:04 AM PDT by madprof98
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To: digger48

At least he wasn’t shot in the fracas (Paul Harvey reference).


8 posted on 07/19/2020 11:32:05 AM PDT by fidelis (Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
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Are “juveniles” the same as “teens” and “yutes”?
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Yes. An accurate PARTIAL description of these “juveniles” would be “low-IQ, with little self control, filled with hate, lazy, desirous of injuring people and destroying property”. And those might be among their least negative characteristics.


9 posted on 07/19/2020 11:34:45 AM PDT by House Atreides (It is not a HOAX but it IS CERTAINLY A PRETEXT)
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To: digger48

But shooting is a ranged attack, not melee.


10 posted on 07/19/2020 11:36:30 AM PDT by Mr. Blond
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To: Americannae1362

Couldn’t see much in the video but the two handcuffed “kids” (as the scared reporter mumbled through his face diaper called them) you could see briefly in the news report were, well, what you suspect.


11 posted on 07/19/2020 11:37:10 AM PDT by glennaro (Mask-wearing maintains fear, but because it's ineffective it helps spread the virus & build immunity)
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Yes. The fairgrounds is surrounded by Section 8 housing.


12 posted on 07/19/2020 11:43:26 AM PDT by Azeem (There are four boxes to be used in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury and ammo.)
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How about “young thugs”?


13 posted on 07/19/2020 11:50:37 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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Well not perzackly in the fracas.....


14 posted on 07/19/2020 11:50:43 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: digger48

Ferals running wild.


15 posted on 07/19/2020 11:50:57 AM PDT by kaehurowing
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> They managed to have TV coverage without any pictures of the “juveniles”.... <

I called a friend in the sheriff’s department and was able to get a picture of the melee.


16 posted on 07/19/2020 12:03:53 PM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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Hubbs said he had been working at the fair all week and it had been a success, calling Saturday night’s incident “an exception.”


So was Lincoln’s taking in a comedy at Ford’s Theater, except for the two-minute”incident”. I wonder when ‘melee’ will be termed racist by the press.


17 posted on 07/19/2020 12:05:26 PM PDT by hanamizu
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Glad to see it was juveniles instead of youths.


18 posted on 07/19/2020 12:05:33 PM PDT by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?)
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‘deputies with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office were escorting some juveniles out of the fair gates’

juveniles, eh...?


19 posted on 07/19/2020 12:06:26 PM PDT by IrishBrigade
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‘I called a friend in the sheriff’s department and was able to get a picture of the melee.’

ha ha ha...


20 posted on 07/19/2020 12:07:41 PM PDT by IrishBrigade
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