INDIANAPOLIS — City-County Councilor Keith Graves serves the residents of the Hawthorne Place Apartments and he lives nearby. On Wednesday, he and officers with IMPD examined the scene where three people were shot, one fatally, the day before.
"We all want peace, we all want comfort, we all want safety," said Graves. "As I take a look across the landscape, this has been something that has been the focus of public safety concerns and we're constantly in contact with the administration here, the company that manages this property. We're working well with them, but again there are situations that find their way through and then we've got these unfortunate situations like what happened yesterday."
The shooting happened after a reported argument. An ongoing battle city leaders continue to try and fix.
"A lot of these matters that we encounter, particularly among young people, really come down to access to guns with very little conflict resolution skills," said Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett.
"Let's ask them to talk it out," said Graves. "There's a lot of online beefs, there's a lot of challenges happening across our community that really can be solved by talking it out."
Graves said overall, crime and shootings are down and events like this don't reflect the a vast majority of residents in his district.
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"Every once in a while we'll find people who still believe that solving problems is done best with a gun and that's just not who we really are," said Graves.
Graves hopes moving forward, people living in this apartment complex, people living in this area, especially young people, will work together as a community and alongside law enforcement to help put an end to gun violence.
"I want to ask everyone to figure out a way to come in and help," said Graves. "There's so much that can be done to really help us get to where we want to be as a community. I hope everyone who is listening knows that each and every one of us in this community can play a role."