Indiana police said they arrested a suspect in connection with the deaths of five people and a fetus on Sunday.
In a press release, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said it arrested an unidentified suspect on Monday and “does not believe that other people were involved” in the murders of Kezzie Childs, 42, Raymond Childs, 18 Elijah Childs, 13 , Rita Childs, Kiara Hawkins, 19, and the child Kiara was carrying at the time of her death.
“The suspect’s name and photo have not been released at this time because the suspect is a minor,” said the IMPD.
“Yesterday, we promised swift justice for this heinous act,” said IMPD chief Randal Taylor in the press release. “Today, we keep that promise.”
“I ask community members to pray for the continued recovery of the young man whose life has changed forever,” continued Taylor.
In comments to reporters on Sunday, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett called the shootings “terror for our community”.
“This morning, the city of Indianapolis was the target of an act of depravity that has become very common across the country and will never fail to shock conscience,” said Hogsett.
In its initial report on the incident, the IMPD said it found the first victim, a young male who was supposed to survive, wounded by a firearm at about 4 am Sunday morning northeast of downtown Indianapolis, a spokesman said. police voice to reporters. Police later found the bodies of five people in a house less than 800 meters away.
Police chief Randal Taylor told reporters that the incident did not appear to be random.
