IMPD Chief Questions Bar Security After Downtown Triple Shooting

Bailey floated a bid to expand excise police authority to pressure bar owners on security.

Overview

Three men were hospitalized after gunfire inside Hovito Ultra Lounge, where investigators recovered two guns and believe a third is missing.
Detectives seized the club’s DVR and are reviewing footage as they investigate how multiple weapons entered a venue that claimed pat-downs and wands.
A separate shooting wounded another person outside on South Meridian near Georgia Street less than a day earlier, and no arrests have been announced in either case.
Bailey said IMPD has spent about $800,000 this year on overtime to patrol the downtown bar district and noted the area accounts for under 6% of citywide crime.
State excise police opened a parallel inquiry as the lounge’s permit remains active, and officials urged tips to IMPD or Crime Stoppers to identify those responsible.