The Indianapolis teenager accused of killing six people in his family’s home, including a pregnant woman and his unborn child, had been reprimanded by his father shortly before the “mass murder”, according to a recent report.
The 17-year-old is in custody after the Sunday morning killings, when he allegedly opened fire on five people inside, according to police and local affiliate FOX 59. The charges have not yet been announced, although they are expected at the time. Thursday.
JUVENIL DE INDIANÁPOLIS ARRESTED IN ‘MASS MURDER’ THAT LEFT 6 DEAD, INCLUDING PREGNANT WOMAN, UNBORN BABY
Police received a report of a person shot shortly before 4 am Sunday in Indianapolis, according to a press release from the Indianapolis Metro Police Department (IMPD). The police arrived to find a young male – the suspect’s brother – near the house with what appeared to be gunshot wounds, according to police and the report.
“They killed my family,” he said, according to FOX 59.
The surviving teenage victim later told investigators that the suspect, his brother, was in trouble with his father, who was scolding him for going somewhere without asking his parents first, according to the report.
The young victim, when discovered by the police on Sunday, had pointed the policemen inside the house, where they found five people shot and killed. The police later identified the victims as Kezzie and Raymond Childs, both 42; Elijah Childs, 18; Rita Childs, 13; and Kiara Hawkins, 19, who was pregnant with a child whom the police referred to as “Baby Boy Hawkins”.
Respondents took Kiara Hawkins to a local hospital, but neither she nor the baby could be saved, police said. The boy the police found outside was also taken to the hospital, where he is expected to survive.
INDIANÁPOLIS ‘MASS MURDER’ LEAVES 6 DEAD, INCLUDING PREGNANT WOMAN, UNBORN BABY
Police have not yet released the suspect’s name and photograph.
“While removing the alleged perpetrator of yesterday’s mass murder from our neighborhoods does not bring back the meaningless lost lives, hopefully, it will bring us one step closer to healing as a community,” said IMPD chief Randal Taylor on Monday. -market.
“I am grateful to all IMPD officers and criminal justice partners who have worked tirelessly in the past 30 hours to do justice to these victims, their friends and family and our entire community.”
The surviving victim is said to have told detectives he was downstairs with his parents when they heard gunshots, followed by his sister shouting, “He shot them.” More shots were fired after that.
The victim’s brother then “came down the stairs with a draco gun, a pistol that fires rifle shots, and started shooting,” according to the report.
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When the boy ran out of the house, his brother allegedly chased him and fired more shots.
Police later arrested the suspected teenager in Plainfield and he is in custody at Marion County Juvenile Detention Center, FOX 59 reported. He must be charged as an adult.
Danielle Wallace of Fox New contributed to this report.