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 downtown 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."