The details are still rather thin, but early Sunday morning, an altercation between two women at a "Little 500" celebration near Indiana University swiftly devolved into a mass shooting incident, leaving nine people injured.
Mass shooting near Indiana U. campus wounds 9 on Kirkwood Ave. after 'Little 500' https://t.co/SBoW1paAHB pic.twitter.com/xWwDl7mmn6
— New York Post (@nypost) April 26, 2026
Nine people were injured in a mass shooting near Indiana University early Sunday morning.
Police responded to reports of gunfire at a celebration after the "Little 500" college cycling race in the area just before 12:30 a.m., finding "multiple wounded individuals." Nine people were taken to local hospitals, including six by ambulance, according to WHTR.
Authorities have not detailed the extent of the victims' injuries.
Witnesses told the outlet that the gunfire resulted from an altercation between two women at the event.
"Two women fighting … I didn’t think too much of it," a witness told WHTR. "I figured the police would get to it. But then I saw a girl reach toward her pants leg and start firing. By then, I was already running the other way."
Police have yet to make any arrests in the matter.
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The University has issued a statement regarding the incident:
IU statement on this morning’s shooting on Kirkwood Avenue:
— Ashton Hackman WTHR (@ashtonhackmantv) April 26, 2026
“Last night marred what should have been a celebratory weekend for the IU and Bloomington communities.
While no IU students are believed to be involved, we condemn the violence in the strongest terms and thank the…
IU statement on this morning’s shooting on Kirkwood Avenue:
“Last night marred what should have been a celebratory weekend for the IU and Bloomington communities.
While no IU students are believed to be involved, we condemn the violence in the strongest terms and thank the Bloomington Police Department, IUPD, State Police and other law enforcement agencies who responded to the events off campus. Our thoughts are with the victims of this tragic incident.
Safety remains our top priority and we remain in close coordination with local and state law enforcement.”
As someone who attended "Little 500" festivities back in my college days, I find this local reporter's reaction to the news relatable:
Waking up this morning and I am sad and angry.
— Angela Ganote (@angelaganote) April 26, 2026
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… pic.twitter.com/12YIbex3lM
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.
This is a developing story.
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