Caught in the crossfire: Indiana schools on the front lines of community gun violence

Caught in the crossfire: Indiana schools on the front lines of community gun violence

Gunfire has echoed near Indiana’s K-12 campuses more than 2,700 times over the past decade — a trend that researchers, child advocates, and school safety experts say demands expanded training, stronger trauma support systems, and greater investment in community-based resources.

Caught in the crossfire: Indiana schools on front lines of community gun violence

INDIANAPOLIS — Gunfire has echoed near Indiana’s K-12 campuses more than 2,700 times over the past decade.

Caught in the crossfire: Indiana schools on the front lines of community gun violence | City-County Observer

Indiana schools are confronting the ripple effects of gun violence in surrounding neighborhoods. BY: CASEY SMITH, The Capital Chronicle Gunfire has echoed near Indiana’s K-12 campuses more than 2,700 times over the past decade — a trend that researchers, child advocates, and school safety experts say demands expanded training, stronger trauma support systems, and greater investment in community-based resources. Data compiled by The Trace’s Gun Vi