UPDATE: Indianapolis colored boy, 17, shot deaf 6 members of his fambly; Sentenced to 360 years @WAKANDA ZOO

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Indianapolis boy, 17, 'shot dead six members of his family, including pregnant woman and her unborn child, after his father yelled at him for leaving house without permission'

Six people were shot to death early Sunday inside an Indianapolis home
Mother Kezzie Childs, 42, and father Raymond Childs Jr, 42, were found dead along with their 18-year-old son Elijah Childs and daughter Rita Childs, 13
Kiara Hawkins, 19, was also killed, along with her unborn baby boy
A seventh victim, identified as Kezzie and Raymond's 15-year-old son, suffered gunshot wounds and was hospitalized in critical condition

It was that teen who had called 911 at around 4am Sunday after he was shot and fled down the street, according to a police report
When he arrived at the hospital, the teen pointed officers toward his house and said: 'They killed my entire family'
He identified his older brother as the gunman and said he had gotten angry after their father reprimanded him for leaving home without permission


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Murder charges filed against 17-year-old accused of killing family members

Updated: Jan 28, 2021 / 12:44 PM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday filed charges against the juvenile accused of murdering six people, including members of his family, a pregnant woman and her unborn child.

Juvenile arrested after six killed in shooting; no other suspects believed to be involved
‘What happened was a mass murder’: 2 men, 2 women, child ID’d in shooting on east side

Six murder charges were filed against 17-year-old Raymond Ronald Lee Childs III, online court records show. Childs was also charged with attempted murder and carrying a handgun without a license. Court records show Childs’s initial hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

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Childs is accused of shooting Raymond Childs Jr., 42; Kezzie Childs, 42; Elijah Childs, 18; Rita Childs, 13; and Kiara Hawkins, 19, and her unborn son at a home in the 3500 block of Adams Street Sunday morning.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers initially responded to the 3300 block of East 36th Street on a report of a person shot. Officers found a juvenile boy, later identified as Raymond Childs’s 15-year-old brother, who had been shot. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive.

Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears held a press conference Thursday morning to announce the charges in the case, calling it a heartbreaking situation.
 
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Mistrial declared for Indianapolis man accused of killing 6 members of his family​


Raymond Childs III is facing six murder charges in the 2021 shooting deaths of several family members.

Author: Rich Nye

Published: 9:11 PM EDT July 22, 2024

Updated: 11:06 AM EDT July 24, 2024

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INDIANAPOLIS — UPDATE: On Wednesday, July 23, a judge declared a mistrial in the murder trial of Raymond Childs III.

The Marion County Prosecutor's Office confirmed this was declared after something that was said during witness testimony.

There will be a hearing next week to establish next steps for the case.

Previous story below:

An Indianapolis man is on trial, accused of shooting and killing several family members.
Raymond Childs III faces six murder charges in connection with the crime carried out at an east Indianapolis home three years ago.

Childs is accused of shooting everyone in the house in the early morning hours of Jan. 24, 2021.

Prosecutors said Childs started upstairs and finished in the basement, killing his parents, Raymond and Kizzie Childs, his 13-year-old sister, Rita, his 18-year-old brother, Elijah, his brother's girlfriend, Kiara Hawkins, and her baby boy, who was just days away from being delivered.



Childs faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole if convicted.

"To see him behind bars for the rest of his life, that would be justice served for me," said Roniqua Hawkins, Kiara's mother.

Another brother, who was 15 at the time, allegedly witnessed the shootings and ran out of the house before being shot twice. He survived.



"Police asked him, 'Xavier, who shot you?' And while he lay in the hospital recovering from his wounds, he said, 'My brother, Raymond Ronald Lee Childs III,'" the prosecutor said.

But the defense told the jury that Childs was not there, that two guns were used and the evidence points to two shooters.

"We believe that the evidence will show that we are here today based on a misidentification and a misguided investigation," defense attorney Courtney Benson-Kooy said.

The testimony of the only survivor, Childs' younger brother, is expected later this week and most important for the jury to hear.
 

Teen who slaughtered six members of his family is sentenced

Mar 16, 2025 Raymond Childs III has been sentenced to 360 years in prison for shooting six relatives at their home in Meadows, Indianapolis in January 2021.


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Man convicted in killing 6 people, including 4 family members ...

Mar 11, 2025 Raymond Childs III, convicted of killing six people, including family members, will serve 360 years in prison. Guilty verdict in Marion County.
 
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