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Indianapolis, IN Police Arrest Teen in 13-Year-Old Girl's Killing
Indianapolis, IN – Three suspects are behind bars following arrests connected to two homicide investigations and a separate shooting that left a man critically injured in Indianapolis. Police say the
By Caleb Mercer · 2026-11-13T16:00:47.435Z
Indianapolis, IN – Three suspects are behind bars following arrests connected to two homicide investigations and a separate shooting that left a man critically injured in Indianapolis. Police say the cases include the killing of a 13 year old girl and a murder suspect who allegedly fled Indiana.
According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department , detectives with the Violent Crimes Unit recently made arrests in three separate investigations, using witness statements, surveillance technology and assistance from federal law enforcement.
The first case involved a Sept. 26 shooting in the 6500 block of East 10th Street that left a man critically injured.
Investigators used witness information, evidence and automated license plate readers to identify a suspect. On Monday, Nov. 9, detectives arrested a 41 year old man wanted on a murder warrant. He was also preliminarily charged with cocaine possession.
A second arrest involved the Oct. 24 killing of a 13 year old girl on Bunker Hill Drive.
Homicide detectives identified a 17 year old suspect, who was located and arrested Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the 900 block of Hamilton Avenue. The teenager was preliminarily charged with murder.
In a third investigation, detectives identified a suspect following an Oct. 8 homicide near North Ritter Avenue.
Police determined the suspect had allegedly fled to Pennsylvania.
Working alongside the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, detectives located and arrested the 42 year old suspect Oct. 28.
He was extradited to Indianapolis on Nov. 10 and transported to the Criminal Justice Campus on a murder warrant.
The Marion County Prosecutor's Office will make final charging decisions in the cases, according to IMPD.
Police emphasized that arrests and charges are accusations and that all suspects are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
The arrests mark developments in three separate violent crime investigations across Indianapolis.