Groom shot and killed at bachelor party
A man was shot and killed while out celebrating his bachelor party, less than two weeks before his wedding.
41-year-old Christopher Smith was celebrating with friends on Friday night at Jake’s Pub in Indianapolis when patrons noticed a man carrying a handgun.
Smith’s future sister-in-law Shanon Singer-Mann said he attempted to stop the man.
“They had yelled out, ‘This guy has got a gun. Call the cops, this guy has got a gun.’ When they did that, my brother-in-law jumped up and tried to charge the guy to try and keep him from doing anything,” Singer-Mann told Fox59.
When Indianapolis Metropolitan police officers arrived at the scene, they found two men shot with the second victim said to be in “stable condition”, the outlet reported. No other injuries were reported.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said a suspect has been identified but detectives are still investigating the case and speaking with witnesses from the incident.
Smith, a pastor, was set to marry his fiancée Schena Singer in less than two weeks from his bachelor party.
“To go from supposed to be going to your bachelorette party to having to go and plan your fiancé’s funeral, it’s just so tragic,” Singer-Mann said. “You’ll never understand why something like this happens, never.”
Jake’s Pub was closed on Saturday following the tragedy.
Photo: Shanon Singer Mann