INDIANAPOLIS – A woman living near the White River on Indy’s north side said she wants hunting laws changed after shots were fired near her home.
Marie Henson said her grandchildren had just gone inside her home at River Edge Estates when she heard a blast Saturday afternoon. Henson said she walked outside and saw a boat covered in camouflage on the water.
“As I walked up, they (ducks) were flying straight up in front of my face, and those guys were out past the ducks, about 50 feet,” she said. “It was a nice day, it was sunny, it was dry. My granddaughters were just playing in that yard just 10 minutes before. From the angle they shot at, they could have not easily seen them out there."
Just down the road, Henson’s brother-in-law has decided to step up security, as he pointed all surveillance cameras at the water.
"I'm concerned about the fallout from the bird shot or duck shot or whatever it's called. It's like BBs coming down from 1,000 feet in the air,” he said.
Officials with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources said the area near Henson’s home is a popular place for hunting, and rules vary based on river location.
Though it’s illegal to fire a gun in Indianapolis city limits, the area north of Broad Ripple is in Marion County’s jurisdiction.
State rules allow for hunting ducks and geese from a motorboat if stationary.
Steve said the laws need to change.
"The law needs to change to where they take the strongest ammunition they have, they fire it, they see where it lands, then they make the law double that distance,” he said.
Henson plans to keep her grandchildren and cat inside on weekends.
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