Despite shootings trending down this year, some of the city's youngest will forever carry the burden of being stricken by gunfire, often at random.
On average, 1.9 people survive a gunshot wound every day in Indianapolis, including kids.
Many children survive the shooting. But whether their physical injuries only require a Band-Aid, or intensive surgery, the impacts are long-lasting. And they extend beyond the child who got hurt.Nearly 2 people on average shot in city each day . The non-profit organization collects information from law enforcement, media, government and commercial sources to get a collective look at gun violence in America.
This year alone, Knox has had four extended hospital stays, three of which required the now-22-year-old to be intubated. It lead to the painful decision by his mother to sign a do-not-resuscitate order this year. “For everyone in the department, the brakes get put on when a trauma comes in and too often, it’s a gunshot wound," said Cory Showalter, medical director of the emergency department at Riley Hospital.
"I wouldn’t wanna walk around with a brace on my neck and people ask me what happened and it just really hit you and you have to imagine everything that happened again,” she said.
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