INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man was convicted of murder in the death of another man on the city's west side.
On Dec. 12, 2020, police responded to reports of shots fired and a person shot in the 6300 block of Maidstone Road, near West 46th Street and North High School Road.
Officers arrived and found a man, later identified as 28-year-old Kenneth Batts Jr., dead in a car.
Security footage provided by the property manager helped detectives identify Kevin Penelton, of Indianapolis, as the suspect.
According to the footage, Batts and Penelton arrived to the scene, and Penelton then walked up to Batts' car, holding a gun. The two then got into a brief altercation, and Batts was shot in the head, according to the Marion County Prosecutor's Office.
A jury convicted Penelton of murder and possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon after a two-day trial.
"During a particularly tough week for those in public safety and the Indianapolis community, these verdicts affirm our continued commitment to pursue justice on behalf of victims and their families," Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said.
Penelton will be sentenced Friday, Aug. 4 at 10:30 a.m.
