At least 7 shot, all under age 17, in mass shooting near Indianapolis mall

Seven children were injured in a shooting outside a mall in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday night, police said.

Seven children were injured in a shooting outside a mall in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday night, police said.

Indianapolis police officers were on patrol when they heard gunshots just after 11:30 p.m. and arrived on a block outside Circle Centre Mall. According to police, officers saw six people injured with gunshot wounds.

All of the victims were ages 12 to 17, police said.

Emergency medical services took the children to hospitals, and a seventh person, also under 18, arrived at a hospital on their own. One victim was in critical condition, and the six others were stable.

Tanya Terry, the police department's deputy chief of operations, described the shooting as "deeply concerning."

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