On Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 2025, five-year-old Andreas Woodland of Indianapolis was critically wounded by what investigators describe as an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot inside a townhome on the city’s southwest side. Police and EMS were dispatched just after 4 p.m. to a residence in the 5200 block of Corgan Way; officers found the child with a wound consistent with a single firearm discharge. He was rushed to Riley Hospital for Children in critical condition and was later pronounced dead.

The Marion County Coroner publicly identified him and prompted a correction after an initial IMPD statement misstated his age. Authorities say early indications and subsequent statements characterize the incident as an accidental shooting in which the child gained access to a firearm. Investigators are reviewing how the gun was stored and relatives have been interviewed; no arrests or criminal charges have been announced.

If anyone has information about the household or the circumstances of the shooting, please share what you know.