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Teen arrested in Indianapolis mass murder that killed five, unborn child

By
Jesse O’Neill
Published Jan. 25, 2021
Updated Jan. 25, 2021, 5:40 p.m. ET

A 17-year-old relative has been arrested in the Indianapolis slaying that left five members of the same family and an unborn child dead, according to local reports.

The juvenile, who was not identified, is charged in the murders of Kezzie Childs, 42, Raymond Childs Jr., 42, their 18-year-old son Elijah, 13-year-old daughter Rita, 19-year-old Kiara Hawkins, and her unborn child, “Baby Boy Hawkins,” according to police and local station WRTV.

The teen — reportedly a member of the tragic family — also faces charges of intentional manslaughter with a handgun and attempted murder.

The victims were found riddled with gunshot wounds at a home on the city’s northeast side Sunday morning. 

Kezzie Childs and 13-year-old daughter Rita were among the victims.
Kezzie Childs and 13-year-old daughter Rita were among the victims. Facebook

A sixth victim — a teenage boy — is in critical condition but is expected to survive his gunshot wounds, police said.

“Yesterday, we promised swift justice for this heinous act. Today, we delivered on that promise,” Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Chief Randal Taylor said in a tweet.

Police vehicles seen at the scene of the mass murder on January 24, 2021.Justin L. Mack/The Indianapolis Star via AP

“While removing the alleged perpetrator of yesterday’s mass murder from our neighborhoods does not bring back the lives senselessly lost, hopefully, it will bring us one step closer to healing as a community,” Taylor continued.

The suspect appears to have acted alone in the targeted attack, officials said. A motive has not been released.

It was the “largest mass casualty shooting” in Indianapolis in over a decade, Taylor said.

The crime left neighbors saddened and searching for answers.

“To take a whole family out like that … I just don’t understand,” Vicki Pinkston told WTHR. 

Pinkston, who lives across the street from the crime scene, said she recently dropped off a few baby items for the expectant mother.

“I had just given them some stuff from my great-grandson when he was born, but he is bigger now. The baby was due next month,” Pinkston said, according to the station. 

Pinkston said the family was “so sweet.”   

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department at the scene where where five people, including a pregnant woman, were shot to death on January 24, 2021.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department at the scene where five people, including a pregnant woman, were shot to death on January 24, 2021. Justin L. Mack/The Indianapolis Star via AP

“Oh Lord, they say, ‘Hi, Miss, Vicki’ all the time,” she told FOX59. 

The mass murder comes as Indianapolis reels from its most violent year on record.

Indiana’s largest city recorded 245 homicides in 2020, according to the Indianapolis Star.