INDIANAPOLIS — A teen has been taken into custody following a fatal shooting and robbery that occurred in June on the east side of Indianapolis.
Man shot and killed during robbery at laundromat
According to officials with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, the 15-year-old suspect was arrested on Monday in connection with the incident.
Just after 1 a.m. on June 9, officers with IMPD’s East District were dispatched to the 2200 block of N Mitthoefer Road for a reported shooting. When officers arrived, they found a man who was shot, leading Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services to take him to an area hospital in critical condition.
The man, identified as 43-year-old Robert “Deon” English, was pronounced dead at the hospital. According to previous reports, a family member told FOX59/CBS4 that the shooting occurred after a robbery in the parking lot of a laundromat by what he believed to be two kids.
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During an investigation into the shooting by homicide detectives with IMPD, a 15-year-old was identified as the suspect. After the findings were presented to the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, a murder and robbery with serious bodily injury warrant was issued for the teen’s arrest…