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The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office said Thursday that no charges will be filed against the driver involved in a deadly Feb. 16 collision with an ambulance downtown. Indianapolis paramedics Timothy McCormick, 24, and Cody Medley, 22, died from injuries sustained when their ambulance was struck by a car that failed to stop for a flashing red light. The driver of that car, 21-year-old Jade Hammer, admitted to consuming alcohol before the crash, but her blood-alcohol level was found to be 0.038 percent, well below the legal limit of 0.08 percent. Curry said the Indiana Supreme Court has held that failing to stop for a red light “does not constitute recklessness as a matter of law.”

Several Brownsburg residents expressed concerns Wednesday about an indoor shooting range that could open near their homes. Plans for the 100,000-square-foot facility at 462 Southpoint Circle have not been submitted to the Brownsburg Zoning Board, but homeowners turned out for an informational meeting. Residents said they were worried about safety and the impact the range would have on nearby homes’ values. The project could be up for zoning approval as soon as April.
 

Investigators are trying to determine what caused a fire that quickly spread through a north-side home Wednesday afternoon, killing a male resident. Firefighters called to the 7500 block of Brackenwood Circle at about 4 p.m. found a man in his mid-60s unconscious inside, suffering from with apparent burns and smoke inhalation. He died late Wednesday at St. Vincent Hospital. Damage to the home is estimated at $100,000.
 

Fifteen students were evaluated by medical personnel Wednesday morning after their school bus filled with discharged gas from a fire-extinguisher. Authorities said the fire extinguisher accidentally went off when the bus was on the city’s northwest side, near 62nd Street and Lafayette Road. A Pike Township school bus eventually drove the students to school.