Posted on 05/18/2019 1:04:56 PM PDT by Kazan
At least seven people were injured, three in a life-threatening fashion, in a shooting near Indiana’s Ball State University overnight.
According to local NBC affiliate WTHR, the shooting occurred at a large off-campus house party, with shots fired inside the house around 12:45 am. Police say they are still working to piece together what happened, as most witnesses heard but did not see the shooting.
What we know<P> The shooting happened around 12:45 am Eastern Standard Time after an argument escalated, leading one attendee to withdraw his gun and start shooting.
Three victims sustained life-threatening injuries, including one of who had to be air-lifted to Indianapolis. As of Saturday morning, six victims remained hospitalized, according to the Star Press, one of whom was both shot and struck by a vehicle.
A 19-year-old suspect named VaShaun Harnett has been arrested, according to the Star Press, and has been charged with two counts of attempted murder. He is being held without bond in the Delaware County jail. He is not a BSU student, according to a statement released by the university.
While not a school shooting per se, the incident occurred just west of the university at a party attended by many students. Ball State University put out an emergency alert, warning students to steer clear of the area, and campus police are assisting with investigations, CNN affiliate WTTV reports. Of the seven people injured, only one was a student of Ball State, CNN adds.
Donald Trump has yet to comment, but former Indiana governor and current vice president Mike Pence traveled through Muncie while on his way to his commencement address at Taylor University. He commended law enforcement for their quick response.
Vice President Mike Pence
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@VP
Landed in Muncie, IN this morning and was briefed on last night’s shooting. I commend law enforcement for their quick response. My prayers are with the injured and their families. God bless them all.
9:56 AM - May 18, 2019
Yeah, you guessed it.
Withdraw his gun?
God, I hate everything!
What we know? We know that Vox Will hide the fact that the shooter was black.
I think the name was a tip. Although plenty of black men go tofollege every day without shooting up the place.
The weather’s starting to warm up and the “natives”are getting restless.
They gave the name.
Only a moron wouldn’t know whatxolor he was.
COLOR!! :)
Advice to not so street smart millennials: If you are white, at a party after 1:00 am where there are drugs, alcohol and racial disparities; your life is in danger.
I figured that fact out just by reading the excerpt! How do they expect to hide it? /s;)
He be keepin’ it real.
UN
Withdraw his gun?
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Remember when it was decided that the greater portion of the population couldn’t read above the 6th grade level so news had to be produced at no higher than that level for consumption?
What that led to was a hiring practice of “journalists” incapable of thinking above the 6th grade level.
Distinguished visiting Emeritus?
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