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Raymond Ronald Lee Childs III killed five members of his family (Indianapolis Metro Police Department)
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA: A 17-year-old boy will be tried as an adult after being accused of fatally shooting his father, stepmother, two teenage relatives, and a 19-year-old pregnant woman in the family s Indianapolis home. Raymond Ronald Lee Childs III has been charged with six counts of murder in connection with the slayings, as announced by prosecutors on Thursday, January 28.
The Marion County Prosecutor s Office also charged Ronald Childs III with one count of attempted murder and one count of carrying a handgun without a license, according to WTHR. His trial has been set for April. Our community has suffered another trauma with the tragic loss of this family. Gun violence continues to take and damage too many lives, Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said. Our task now is to bring these allegations before the court. We intend to seek justice for the vict
Credit: Marion County Prosecutor s Office
The gun allegedly used in the mass murder of a family on Adams Street in Indianapolis on Jan. 24.
The victims are the teen suspect s 42-year-old father Raymond Childs, his mother Kezzie, 42, a 13-year-old sister Rita and his 18-year-old brother Elijah Childs. Also killed were Elijah s 19-year-old girlfriend Kiara Hawkins and their unborn child, referred to as Baby Boy Hawkins.
Credit: Childs family
Raymond and Kezzie Childs
Another sibling, injured by gunfire, escaped the home in the 3500 block of Adams Street and ran to a neighborhood house for help. That sibling told responding officers what led to the gunfire, according to IMPD.