How Indy newsrooms covered a random and fatal shooting downtown

By: Tracey Compton, Indianapolis Public Editor

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: June 17, 2026

Words: 2,388

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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A recent story about a shooting in Indianapolis so disturbed Craig Ladwig, editor of Indiana Policy Review, that he felt compelled to ask me to look into how local news media are covering it. Over the course of his life, Ladwig told me he’s had five friends who were murdered or traumatically injured while going about normal everyday activities. So even though he didn’t know the victim, the news felt personal to him.

“My reaction …

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