Sunday, October 9, 2005

Indianapolis, Indiana

From the Indianapolis Star of October 9, 2005
Intruder killed, man wounded in 2 shootings

A Chicago man was killed in a shootout with a Westside apartment dweller during a home invasion Saturday morning.
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The Chicago man's identity was not released Saturday, but a suspected accomplice, Erick Franklin, 18, Chicago, has been preliminarily charged with murder, said Marion County Sheriff's Lt. Brian Mahone.

An accomplice can be charged with murder if a homicide occurs during a criminal act, Mahone said.

Police said Franklin and the slain man, both carrying firearms, accosted two women at the apartment in the 7100 block of Heather Ridge Court around 4 a.m.

Douglas Jones, 23, Indianapolis, also was inside the apartment.

A shootout occurred, police said, with Jones, formerly of Chicago, armed with a handgun and a rifle.

The Chicago man was killed, and Franklin was apprehended later, police said.

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