Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis man arrested for killing teen in January mall shooting
An Indianapolis man was arrested Thursday in a January capturing exterior an Indianapolis shopping center that killed a youngster and injured a person.
Murder detectives arrested Clyde Johnson, 19, two days after an arrest warrant was issued charging him with voluntary manslaughter and battery within the capturing. His preliminary courtroom listening to on the costs is scheduled for Monday.
1 DEAD, 1 WOUNDED IN INDIANA MALL SHOOTING
On-line courtroom data don’t checklist an legal professional who may converse on Johnson’s behalf.
The Jan. 3 capturing exterior Castleton Sq. Mall on town’s far northeast aspect killed 16-year-old Michael Mason Jr.
Clyde Johnson of Indianapolis has been arrested for killing 16-year-old Michael Mason Jr. and wounding an unnamed man in a January mall capturing.
Courtroom paperwork say Mason and the person who was injured have been on the mall and walked to a automobile that regarded like theirs and was parked in the identical space. The person informed Indianapolis police the suspect opened hearth from the automobile’s again seat, killing Mason, then chased him as he ran from the automobile and shot him from about 10 toes away.
TEEN KILLED IN INDIANAPOLIS MALL SHOOTING IDENTIFIED
Police stated the capturing suspect, later recognized as Johnson, informed officers he thought he was about to be robbed and opened hearth to guard himself.
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The capturing was the primary of two this yr on the mall. An 18-year-old man unintentionally shot himself there on Feb. 17.