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Updated · Fox News · Jun 5
Police Arrest 14-Year-Old in Fatal Shooting of 23-Year-Old Brett Scrogham
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 5

Police Arrest 14-Year-Old in Fatal Shooting of 23-Year-Old Brett Scrogham

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 5

Summary

  • A 14-year-old was arrested Wednesday in the killing of Brett Scrogham, the 23-year-old Indiana University business graduate shot in downtown Indianapolis on May 28.
  • Investigators say the teen gunned down Scrogham inside his car in a parking garage as he headed to an Indianapolis Indians minor league baseball game with family.
  • Scrogham was found wounded in the vehicle, taken to a hospital and died May 30; police have not named the juvenile suspect.
  • Indiana law allows the teen to be charged as an adult only through a waiver of jurisdiction, and Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears was expected to give an update Friday.

Insights

Indianapolis claims youth violence is down. Why was a graduate randomly killed by a teen in a downtown garage?
What drove a 14-year-old to commit what police are calling a completely random and fatal act of violence?
Will a 14-year-old murder suspect be tried as an adult, or is there another path to justice?