PSEP Daily Brief — Ivy Tech Bloomington

Public Safety Team Awareness

Alert level: MEDIUM — violence near the IU Bloomington campus and downtown Bloomington, seven injured in the Nov. 1 Kirkwood Avenue shooting, with no direct Ivy Tech Bloomington nexus and no active threat reported.

Campus Relevance

The Nov. 1 shooting on East Kirkwood Avenue in downtown Bloomington, near the IU Bloomington campus, injured seven people in a crowded area students and staff frequent, and the investigation remains open with no shooter identified. Security officer should remain alert to disturbances near campus and rely on local law enforcement for off campus incidents.

Active Threats & Urgent

No new items in this period.

Bloomington Police Department

• Seven injured in shooting on East Kirkwood Avenue near IU campus
  Nov 1, 2026 · 400 block of East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington
  Seven injured in East Kirkwood Avenue shooting; one man arrested, shooter still unidentified.
  Bloomington Police Department
• Driver arrested after pedestrian critically injured in hit-and-run
  Nov 2, 2026 · East Winslow Road at South Henderson Street, Bloomington
  A pedestrian was critically injured in a crosswalk on East Winslow Road; the driver fled and was later arrested.
• Seven wounded in shooting on East Kirkwood Avenue
  Nov 1, 2026 · 400 block of East Kirkwood Avenue
  Seven people were wounded in downtown gunfire; FBI and ATF joined the investigation, and one man was arrested.
  IPM News

IU Police — Bloomington

• IU issued emergency alert after Kirkwood Avenue shooting near campus; threat later lifted
  Nov 1, 2026 · 400 block of East Kirkwood Avenue, near IU Bloomington campus
  Indiana University police officers were with Bloomington officers monitoring the large crowd near Kirkwood Avenue and Dunn Street when gunfire broke out in the 400 block of East Kirkwood Avenue at about 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2026. IU issued an emergency alert at 1:31 a.m. telling people to avoid the Kirkwood and Dunn area, and later said the threat was no longer imminent, with campus returning to normal status at 3:37 a.m. Police said none of the seven injured people were believed to be IU students, and the investigation remains ongoing.
  Informing News

Indiana State Police

• Man, 79, charged with assisting suicide after wife's death
  Oct 31, 2026 · Near State Road 46 and Kent Road, Monroe County
  A 79-year-old Bloomington man was charged after his wife died near State Road 46 and Kent Road.
  IPM News (WFIU)
• 79-year-old Bloomington man arrested on assisting suicide, criminal recklessness charges
  Oct 31, 2026 · Near Kent Road and Ind. 46, rural Monroe County
  Indiana State Police arrested a 79-year-old Bloomington man Oct. 31 after finding him near his dead wife.

Monroe County Sheriff's Office

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Indiana School Threats

• Two juveniles charged after false threat tip to Chesterton High School
  Nov 10, 2026 · Chesterton High School, Chesterton, Indiana
  Two juveniles were charged with intimidation after a false threat tip to Chesterton High School was found not credible.
  Post-Tribune
• Portage student in custody after text threats to school
  Portage High School, Portage, Indiana
  A 15-year-old was detained for alleged text threats to Portage High School, which he said were a joke.
  Post-Tribune
• Two teens in custody after Siri school threat shared on social media
  Valparaiso schools, Indiana
  Two Chesterton-area teens were detained after a Siri school-shooting threat circulated on social media; police said it was not credible.
  Post-Tribune

Ivy Tech Campuses — Statewide

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