Indianapolis: man shot after Pokémon vending-machine line argument (Kroger lot)
· Pokémon TCG — retail violence adjacent to restock machines
Scenes from the shooting and an angry Pikachu (Kotaku page wording).
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Kotaku reported Indianapolis Metropolitan Police responded to a Kroger parking-lot shooting after an argument; local TV quoted an eyewitness saying the fight was over a Pokémon machine and cutting in line. The incident evening was April 11, 2026, per Kotaku. Capt. Don Weilhamer was quoted calling the motive “totally ridiculous” and saying it was an argument, not a theft-of-card scenario. Kotaku tied the incident to ongoing scarcity-driven adult conflicts around restocks. Local TV cited in the piece: WISH-TV News 8 and WTHR.
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