INDIANAPOLIS — After a violent weekend in Indianapolis, IMPD Chief Chris Bailey said Monday that while overall crime is down, impulsive, conflict-driven violence continues to take lives and requires urgent community action, not just a police response.

Two people were killed in separate incidents over the weekend, and detectives are investigating a possible third related case. Bailey said preliminary evidence connects the deceased and possibly another person to each other.

“Every single crime category is down and trending down over the last five years,” Bailey said. “But we still have a lot of work to do. Anytime we lose someone in our community, it’s something we don’t want to happen. These are human beings, not numbers.”

Bailey said violence, particularly shootings, often stems from pe

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