'DIFFERENT KIND OF EVIL'
A TEENAGER has been arrested over the alleged mass murder of six relatives, including a pregnant woman and her unborn child.
Kezzie Childs, 42, Raymond Childs, 42, Elijah Childs, 18, Rita Childs, 13, and Kiara Hawkins, 19, and Hawkins' unborn child were found shot to death Sunday at a home in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said that they arrested a suspect following the mass shooting, however cannot reveal their identity.
"“The suspect’s name and photo are not being released at this time since the suspect is a juvenile," a statement, obtained by a , read.
"Detectives do not believe any additional persons were involved."
Sgt. Shane Foley confirmed the identities of the victims who were shot at around 4am in the early hours of yesterday morning, reported the .
And Mayor Joe Hogsett warned the killers: "I want those responsible to know that the full might of local, state and federal law enforcement are coming for them as I speak."
Cops were alerted to the horrific scene when they found an injured young man – the only survivor – less than a half-mile away from where the five bodies lay inside a house.
IMPD Police Chief Randal Taylor said police think the victims were targeted deliberately by one killer or a group after a surge of shootings across the city.
The Mayor blasted the cold-blooded shootings as "mass murder," with Chief Taylor adding: "What we saw this morning was a different kind of evil.
"What happened this morning, based on the evidence that's been gathered so far, was mass murder."
"More than that, it was not random," the Police Chief said.
Investigating officers have not yet identified a motive at this stage.
Mayor Hogsett yesterday decried the tragic shooting in capital, and noted that it brought "terror to our community."
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"This morning the city of Indianapolis was targeted with an act of depravity that has become all too common across the country and will never cease to shock the conscience," Hogsett said.
"This morning, one of more individuals perpetrated an act of evil in our city," Hogsett continued. "What happened this morning was not a simple act of gun violence ... What happened this morning was a mass murder."
He did add that in the preliminary investigation, it was suggested the killings were not made in connection to the "deadly confluence of guns, substance abuse and poverty" in the city.
Taylor the incident the "largest mass casualty shooting in over a decade."
He said police were called to the northeast area of downtown Indianapolis around 4am to find the bodies.
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"I’m angry that the perpetrators felt they had the right to commit this senseless act in our community," Taylor said. "It has to stop. Our community doesn’t deserve this."
Although the investigation is still ongoing, there is some evidence that suggests it was targeted incident that involved multiple shooters.
After finding the juvenile man suffering from a gunshot wound, cops arrived at the downtown Indianapolis where they found members of the Childs and Hawkins families dead.
The mayor said: "I want those responsible to know that the full might of local state and federal law enforcement is coming for them as I speak," Hogsett said of the assailants.
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"Coming for them today, coming for them tonight coming for them tomorrow," the mayor continued. "Coming for them as long as it takes."
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The mass shooting was one of a handful of shootings that occured across Indianapolis in the span of less than five hours.
At least seven people were hospitalized in addition to those killed on Adams St.
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