Reckless homicide charge in death of Avon man

A 21-year-old man is dealing with reckless murder and prostitution prices after he informed investigators earlier this month that he shot a person throughout an organized sexual encounter on the west facet of Indianapolis, in keeping with court docket filings.

Formal prices towards Jayvawn Birdsong had been filed over every week after a tow truck driver discovered 28-year-old Harpreet Singh on Might 2 useless within the backseat of an SUV deserted within the 6400 block of Jaguar Place. Investigators discovered a fired bullet and shell casing within the automotive and famous the physique had been there for a while earlier than the invention. 

Birdsong additionally was charged with carrying a handgun and not using a license.

Car information, police wrote in a possible trigger affidavit, linked the automotive to Singh, who had been lacking out of Avon since April 23, when household stated he informed them he was going to an Aldi grocery store and didn’t return. 

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Birdsong grew to become a suspect within the case as investigators used cellphone knowledge and textual content messages to piece collectively what led to the capturing, the affidavit signifies. 

In texts between Singh’s cellphone and somebody with an Indianapolis-area cellphone quantity, Singh “agrees to pay for a intercourse act” with the particular person, investigators stated, and the particular person stated the transaction needed to happen in Singh’s automotive. The particular person additionally despatched images of himself that investigators traced again to a close-by house complicated. 

A search of the cellphone quantity, police stated, indicated it belonged to Birdsong.

Birdsong in an interview with detectives initially denied data of the capturing earlier than saying he agreed “to a sexual act for $20” earlier than going out to Singh’s automotive, investigators wrote within the affidavit. 

He informed police he introduced a gun as a result of “he had a foul feeling,” and stated the opposite man grew to become aggressive and forceful in the course of the encounter.

Public court docket information didn’t checklist an lawyer for Birdsong as of early Monday afternoon. The court docket set a $30,000 surety bond for Birdsong, however information point out Birdsong stays in Marion County’s jail.

A listening to within the case is scheduled for Tuesday. 

Contact Lawrence Andrea at 317-775-4313 or landrea@indystar.com. Comply with him on Twitter @lawrencegandrea.