Seven children have been wounded in a mass shooting outside a shopping center in the US, police have said.
The victims, who are all aged 12 to 17, were hurt outside the Circle Centre Mall in Indianapolis at around 11.30pm on Saturday.
Deputy chief Tanya Terry, of the Indianapolis metropolitan police department, said officers who were patrolling the area heard shots fired and found “a large group of juveniles” at the scene, including six who had gunshot wounds.
She told reporters on Sunday morning that the victims were taken to local hospitals, where one was initially classified as being critically injured, but was later said to be in a stable condition, while the other five were listed as stable.
A seventh juvenile with a gunshot wound arrived separately at a hospital and was in a stable condition, according to Ms Terry.
The police officer added she did not know the genders of the victims but did report that detectives thought more than one gun was used in the shooting and they have opened an aggravated assault investigation.
She said: “Once again, we have a situation in which young people are resolving conflict with firearms, and it has to stop.
“Conflict should not lead to somebody pulling out a gun and trying to resolve it. The consequences are eternal.”
