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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
On Thursday, a 17-year-old Indiana boy was formally charged as an adult for Sunday’s shooting that killed his parents, two siblings, and his older brother’s pregnant girlfriend.
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears announced Thursday that Raymond Ronald Lee Childs III was charged with six counts of murder for the deadly shooting at the teen’s Indianapolis home. Mears said the death penalty cannot be pursued in this case due to Childs’ age, according to the Indianapolis Star.
Per court documents, Childs’ girlfriend said Childs was at her home Saturday night when his father called him and told him to come home. Childs reportedly took an Uber to his home, but he returned to his girlfriend’s house sometime between 2 and 3 a.m., claiming his father had kicked him out. About 30 minutes later, the girlfriend received an alert about a shooting on the street Childs lived on, according to the report.
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Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears announced Thursday that Raymond Childs III faces six counts of murder and one attempted murder charge after allegedly killing his father, stepmother, two teenage relatives and apregnant woman and her unborn baby. . Another juvenile family member was shot and injured while fleeing the house. He is expected to survive.
Under Indiana law if you are 17-years of age and accused of murder charges must be filed in adult court. Mears said the number of people killed and the unborn child could allow for a harsher sentence.
“Those two statutory aggravators are sufficient for us to potentially file life without parole,” Mears said.