U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler announced Tuesday that 14 defendants face charges including conspiracy to deal controlled substances and firearms offenses.

IMPD officials say they confiscated 3,500 illegally possessed guns last year, and 2,800 of them were connected with a crime.

Although homicides have a huge impact on public health for black Americans, federally-funded homicide research, which could help identify ways to address the problem, is uncommon.

A stream of gunfire rained down on a country music concert attended by thousands of people Sunday night. More than 500 people were injured.

The president addressed the nation from the White House on Monday morning, giving his prayers and condolences for the victims of Sunday night's mass shooting, which left at least 58 dead.

About 32,000 people are shot and killed every year in the United States. But twice that number 67,000 by some estimates survive after being shot.

A 2014 Chicago report found that about 20 percent of illegal guns came from Indiana where no permit is required.

Indiana has the highest rate of black homicide victims in the United States, according to a new study from the Violence Policy Center.

"We've positioned ourselves in a way that the love we're trying to show cannot be avoided," Pastor John Girton says of his month-long campout on a busy corner near Christ Missionary Baptist Church, where he is the pastor.