Romney Meadows double Homicide Suspect Awaiting Formal Charges
Prosecutors on Wednesday filed a 72-hour hold on a man accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend and her 3-year-old chid.
Posted: Jul 7, 2021 4:40 PM
Posted By: Joseph Paul
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) Prosecutors on Wednesday filed a 72-hour hold on a man accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend and her 3-year-old chid.
The hold gives prosecutors more time to file formal murder charges.
As News 18 previously reported, 27-year-old Devonta Roberts is a suspect in the double homicide Monday night at Romney Meadows.
A probable cause affidavit says officers found 22-year-old Victoria Moore dead on the kitchen floor. Officers found her daughter, 3-year-old Datoria Roberts, outside the apartment with severe injuries.
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LAFAYETTE, Ind. Police arriving at the scene of Monday night s killings found 3-year-old Datoria Kaprice Roberts lying in front of the apartment at 3055 Mount Court in the Romney Meadows Apartment complex, according to prosecutors.
Inside, police found Datoria s mother, 22-year-old Victoria Moore, dead on the kitchen floor, according to prosecutors. She was pronounced dead a short time later at a Lafayette hospital. Datoria died at an Indianapolis hospital.
Nearby on the kitchen table, police found a handgun with an extended magazine, police said.
Moore and Datoria each died from multiple gunshots, Tippecanoe County Coroner Carrie Costello said Wednesday.
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