Two teenage boys were killed in a mass shooting incident that took place early Saturday morning in Indianapolis, according to police. Officers responded to calls of a disturbance around 1:27 a.m. near Washington and Meridian Street when they heard shots fired, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

The community is wondering what led to a mass shooting in downtown Indianapolis early Saturday morning that left two dead and five injured. Police arrived at the corner of West Market and North Illinois Street in Indianapolis just after 1:45 a.

Metropolitan Police Department Chief Chris Bailey said "parents and guardians have got to step up. A kid is dead tonight."