Raymond Child III, 17, was also charged with attempted murder of his brother, who fled the family home after the initial shooting and took his brother’s handgun, according to court documents shared by the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office.
He is charged as an adult “due to his age and murder charges”, according to a release from the plaintiff’s office.
The children are represented by the Marion County Public Defender Agency, which will not comment on the allegations, the agency told CNN. Said.
“We intend to seek justice for the victims, and do so in a way that respects all circumstances present in the process and in this case,” prosecutor Ryan Meyers said in the release.
The massacre is the shooting of the city’s biggest mass accident in more than 10 years, Indianapolis Metro Police Chief Randal Taylor said Sunday.
According to court documents, the children were accused of killing her family members after her father punished her for “leaving home without permission”.
The children shot and killed his brother, Elijah, before firing on his father, Raymond Children’s Jr., and stepmother, Kazi Childs.
Investigators also found his deceased 13-year-old sister. Elijah’s pregnant girlfriend, Kiara Hawkins, was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to an affidavit filed Thursday.
One homicide count involved Hawkins’ unborn child, who was “close to birth,” according to a summary of autopsy findings.
According to the prosecutor’s office, Raymond Childs III is scheduled to appear in court on April 21.
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