Bloomington Mayor Kerry Thompson is pointing to Indiana’s gun laws after a shooting that left seven people hurt on Kirkwood Avenue early Sunday, during Homecoming weekend.
Thompson says the city had a safety plan in place, with extra staffing and a visible police presence, but that no plan can stop every act of violence.
She praised officers for preventing further violence.
The mayor wants a new state law letting cities use metal detectors at large public gatherings, as stadiums do.
She says she’ll seek support before next year’s legislative session.