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ISP: Teen taken into custody for reckless homicide after fatal shooting of 14-year-old
Indiana State Police said the suspect was taken into custody at the scene and charged with reckless homicide after the victim died from a head wound.
- On Sunday evening, 14-year-old Jameson Crawford was fatally shot in the head at a home on East Oak Drive in Salem, Indiana, approximately 100 miles south of Indianapolis.
- Detectives took a second 14-year-old into custody at the scene and charged him with reckless homicide, a Level 5 felony, transporting him to the Allen County Juvenile Center in Fort Wayne.
- Indiana State Police assumed the investigation from Salem Police Department, with an autopsy conducted Monday morning. Authorities confirmed the two boys knew each other with no ongoing threat to the public.
- State police spokesperson Carey Huls said there was "likely a friendship there," adding, "You know, it's just another situation where people have to be careful when there's firearms around and make sure that they're safe."
- Residents described the shooting as a "sad situation for everyone involved," noting that such violence is highly unusual for Salem's quiet neighborhoods where some neighbors have lived for more than 50 years.
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ISP: Teen taken into custody for reckless homicide after fatal shooting of 14-year-old
SALEM, Ind. -- A 14-year-old was taken into custody for reckless homicide after a reported fatal shooting on Sunday evening. According to a news release from the Indiana State Police, the shooting reportedly occurred at a home on East Oak Drive in Salem at around 7:10 p.m. on Sunday. Officers with the Salem Police Department [...]
ISP: 14-Year-Old Boy Shoots Another 14-Year-Old in Salem
Source: Thinkstock/Evgeny Prozhyrko SALEM, Ind.–State Police believe a 14-year-old boy shot and killed another 14-year-old at a home in Salem on Sunday. State Police Sergeant Cary Huls says the Salem Police were called to a home and that’s where they found the 14-year-old dead at around 7:10 pm on East Oak Drive in Salem. The boy had been shot in the head. “They immediately called for our assistance, so our detectives and crime scene technician…
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