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Business owners, neighbors say canal is a safe place

INDIANAPOLIS — Four women were shot when two groups started shooting at each other across the canal early Wednesday morning. IMPD says the bullets were fired after some sort of argument between the two groups.

It happened about 12:20 a.m. when IMPD officers on bike patrol heard several shots fired off in the area of W. St. Clair Street. Police found four female shooting victims of the following ages: 17, 18, 23, and 24.

The shooting is near where a woman was killed along the canal in 2020, and the latest reason for some people to say the canal is unsafe.

Benjamin Conners has lived along the canal for the past three years. He heard the shots.

”It does make me feel a little less safe,” Conners said.

4 females shot along downtown Canal Walk; 2 teens among victims

But, he said he still feels okay living along the canal.

”Usually in the day time, no worries, but in the nighttime it can be a bit…

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