Overview

• On May 24 at the Baymont Inn in Indianapolis, a mother opened fire when she found Bruce Pierce allegedly raping her 12-year-old daughter in their hotel room.
• Court filings describe Pierce pinning the girl to the bed, ripping her clothes and holding a handgun before the mother intervened.
• Pierce, classified as a sexually violent predator after a 2016 child molestation conviction, was critically wounded and remains hospitalized.
• He has been charged with attempted rape, attempted child molestation, unlawful possession of a firearm and confinement of a minor.
• The Marion County Sheriff’s Office continues its investigation while Pierce remains at large under an outstanding arrest warrant.