By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
• Three off-duty firefighters from Cobb County, Georgia, helped stabilize a man with gunshot wounds outside a White Castle in downtown Indianapolis early Sunday morning.
• The firefighters were in Indianapolis attending the annual Fire Department Instructors Conference when they heard gunfire and went to assist.
• They applied direct pressure to control the man’s bleeding using gloves and paper towels until Indianapolis EMS arrived.
• Police said the victim was transported to a hospital in serious condition and is expected to survive; a second shooting victim was also reported.
• No arrests have been announced in connection with the shooting, and authorities are investigating.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Three off-duty firefighters from the Cobb County Fire Department in Georgia helped stabilize a shooting victim outside a downtown Indianapolis White Castle early Sunday morning, Indianapolis police said.
The incident occurred just after 3 a.m. Sunday on South Street near Illinois Street while the firefighters were in town for the annual Fire Department Instructors Conference at the Indiana Convention Center.
After hearing gunshots from inside the restaurant, the firefighters exited and located a man lying in the parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds, officials said.
Using gloves and paper towels supplied by restaurant staff, they applied direct pressure to the wounds and kept the victim stable until Indianapolis EMS arrived and transported him to a hospital, police reported.
Police said the victim was in serious condition but expected to survive, and a second person shot in the incident was listed as stable. No arrests have been made as the shooting remains under investigation.
