INDIANAPOLIS (TCN) — A jury found a 21-year-old man guilty of killing his parents, two of his siblings, and his brother’s pregnant girlfriend following an argument about staying out past curfew.
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears announced Raymond Childs III was convicted of six counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, and one count of carrying a handgun without a weapon for killing his parents, Kezzie Childs and Raymond Childs, both 42, sister Rita Childs, 13, brother Elijah Childs, 18, Elijah Childs’ 19-year-old girlfriend, Kiara Hawkins, and Hawkins’ unborn child.
Court records indicate he will be sentenced in January.
Indianapolis Metro Police Department officers responded to the shooting call on Jan. 24, 2021, and found one of Childs’ brothers wounded but still alive. The brother reportedly identified Childs as the shooter and told them about more victims at his residence.
The prosecutor’s office indicted Childs on Jan. 28, 2021. Even though Childs was 17 years old at the time of the crime, he was charged as an adult “due to his age and the allegation of murder.”