{"id":962,"date":"2021-07-30T11:52:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T11:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=962"},"modified":"2021-07-30T11:52:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T11:52:31","slug":"local-news-headlines-july-30-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=962","title":{"rendered":"Local News Headlines: July 30, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bloomington stabbing suspect in custody<\/strong>
Ian XV Thorpe, 24, of Bloomington, has been arrested and preliminarily charged with Attempted Murder, level 1 felony. The Bloomington Police Department is investigating the stabbing which occurred yesterday at a hotel on Bloomington\u2019s north side. One victim is currently hospitalized as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the early morning of July 29th<\/sup>, officers responded to the Wingate by Wyndham hotel, located at 1722 N. Walnut Street, in reference to a disturbance. It was reported that a woman was running throughout the hotel asking for help and a man was walking through the building covered in blood. Upon the arrival of officers, the male victim, a 27 year-old man from Ellettsville, was located in a room on the second floor with stab wounds to both his left arm and chest. The victim was transported to IU Health Bloomington Hospital where he is believed to be in stable condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While investigating at the scene, it was determined that the stabbing had occurred in the parking lot of the hotel. The victim and suspect had reportedly gotten into a physical altercation and at some point during the fight, the victim had been stabbed multiple times. A female witness as well as the victim were able to provide investigators with the name of the suspect. During the investigation, Officers observed a blue Ford Escape in the parking lot of the hotel attempting to navigate through the crime scene. The vehicle was stopped by officers and Ian Thorpe, the suspect, was lying in the back seat of the SUV. Thorpe was taken into custody without incident and transported to police headquarters for an interview. Investigators also located clothing believed to have been worn by Thorpe at the time of the altercation, as well as the knife believed to have been used in the assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Bloomington Police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Efforts to Protect and Support Bloomington\u2019s Crestmont Community<\/strong>
Throughout July, Bloomington city leaders have been coordinating efforts to protect residents and support resident-led community-building activity in the wake of recent violence in the area of the Crestmont Residential Community.\u00a0 City staff have directed efforts in the following ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n