South Bend Police Chief Scott Ruszkowski

Overall, there were 449 incidents of gun violence from January to September, down from 508 during the same period last year. There were five criminal shooting deaths, matching the 2024 number.

Police agencies throughout St. Joseph County jointly asked for federal help to fight drug trafficking but said Tuesday they weren't ready to talk publicly about the effort.

The shooting of a 1-year-old girl Tuesday night came about three weeks after a 12-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl were injured by gunfire in separate incidents around South Bend.