Law enforcement officials announced charges Tuesday against a man who allegedly shot an Indianapolis police officer in Fountain Square last week.

Officers responded to a residence in the 900 block of North Beville Avenue just before 6:30 a.m. and found the 11-year-old and an adult female with gunshot injuries, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute awarded more than $3.3 million in grants to 50 law enforcement and government agencies across the state to fund crime prevention efforts.

According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded to the 4400 block of College Avenue at about 7 p.m. Tuesday on a report of a person shot.

As a new year begins, community members and law enforcement say more work needs to be done to prevent another record-breaking year.

A senate bill that would give the Indiana Attorney General power to intervene with a county prosecutor’s decision advanced Wednesday.

A package of bills introduced by Indiana Senate Republicans that aim to reduce violent crime passed a committee vote Tuesday.

A package of bills proposed by Republican senators in efforts to curb crime in Marion County were met with some opposition during a committee hearing.

A juvenile was shot and killed in the city’s northwest side Saturday, police say.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department released its 2021 homicide report Monday, which found 45.76% of homicide cases are unsolved. The other 54.24% of homicides are considered to be “cleared” meaning they have resulted in an arrest.