This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, September 29th, 2025.
In today’s newscast, two violent incidents occurred involving people experiencing homelessness over the weekend. WFHB News speaks with the Executive Director of Beacon Inc. Forrest Gilmore and community members about their reactions to the incident. More in today’s feature report.

You'll also hear Union Board VP Mickey Carrothers, calling on IU students to increase representation in Bloomington's largest student programming organization. Hear more later in the show on a new episode of Activate!
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BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 27, 2025: Bobby, a 60-year-old unhoused man, lost three teeth after being punched and kicked by a group of masked men on Kirkwood Avenue near the Upstairs Pub. A video of the assault was posted to Reddit and widely shared on social media. Bobby, who has lived unhoused in Bloomington for more than a decade, told The Bloomingtonian he forgives his attackers despite his injuries. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

On the same night in Bloomington, two violent incidents occurred involving people experiencing homelessness. A 29-year-old man was shot and killed near South Morton Street right off the B-line, and a 60-year-old man was assaulted outside the Upstairs Pub. Both cases remain under investigation. Earlier today, we spoke with Reverend Forrest Gilmore, executive director of the local antipoverty organization Beacon Inc., who said that people experiencing homelessness face an increased risk of violence. Gilmore emphasized the need to combat hate speech and improve support systems for the unhoused. He also criticized the tendency to blame victims and called for systemic changes to prevent further violence. Then, WFHB News went downtown to gather the community’s perspective on the incidents over the weekend. We spoke with a group of people experiencing homelessness at Peoples Park.



Union Board is the governing body of the Indiana Memorial Union, Indiana University's student union building. But Union Board is perhaps better known for hosting concerts and other events on the Bloomington campus. Mickey Carrothers grew up in B-town, going to those events and roaming the halls of the IMU. Now as an adult he is Vice President for Relations for Union Board, and Mickey is on a mission to make UB more diverse and inclusive. He's here to call on IU students to join Bloomington's largest student programming organization on a new episode of Activate!, coming your way right now on the WFHB Local News.
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Our feature was produced by Kade Young, Noelle Herhusky-Schneider and Jessie Grubb.
This episode of Activate! was produced by Zach Browning through WFHB’s partnership with The Media School at Indiana University.
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