INDIANAPOLIS — Either way, what happened inside a house in the 3700 block of Boulevard Place late on a Sunday night in April of 2024 was a family tragedy as one brother shot to death another.
This week, the Marion County Prosecutor dismissed the murder charge against the shooter as a case of self-defense, as the man claimed his brother was attacking him.
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“The DNA and forensic evidence was consistent with what the defendant was saying,” said former Prosecutor Mario Massillamany, who is not affiliated with this case. “And because it was consistent and corroborated his story, it bolstered his claim of self-defense.”
In filing the Motion to Dismiss, the prosecutor found, “The Defendant told detectives that Damon Anderson grabbed him around the neck…was grabbing for the Defendant’s handgun…said, “If you don’t do it to me, I’m going to do it to you,”…it was going to be “me or you,” and, the brother had good reason to fear for his life because, “Damon Anderson had been convicted of Murder…the Defendant was aware of this information…and…That the fact that Damon Anderson had been convicted of Murder would be admissible at trial.”…