7/22/2008

Breaking news. Three more die in Indy.

A domestic dispute turned into a double murder-suicide Tuesday morning and a 13-year-old girl is the only survivor.

Police said the triple fatal shooting began around 7:15 a.m. on the city's northwest side at 5051 Winterberry Drive. They received calls around that time reporting a domestic disturbance.
Sgt. Matt Mount with IMPD said a woman, her boyfriend, and her 13-year-old daughter were inside an apartment when the woman's ex-husband came inside. The teenager was awoken by a popping noise, which later police determined to be gunfire that killed the woman's current boyfriend.

Police said the shooter forced his ex-wife into his car. She was able to escape and return to her apartment, but police said the ex-husband forced his way back into her apartment and grabbed both her and her daughter and forced them into his car and drove off.
Police believe the woman was shot and killed in the car near the apartment complex at 59th and Georgetown.

When police spotted the vehicle, the shooter fled with the woman's body and teenager inside, heading south on I-65 to the 21st Street exit with police in pursuit.
A police officer performed at PIT maneuver at 25th and Pennsylvania, bringing the car to a stop. Police said the driver then turned the gun on himself.
The teenager did suffer a blow to her head, but it was not from a gunshot. She is being treated for the injury.

The names of the shooter and the two victims have not been released.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available. Tune in to 24-Hour News 8 at Noon for the very latest.http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8713153

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