INDIANAPOLIS — The suspect in a quadruple murder at a home in Indianapolis told police it began with an argument over stimulus check money. According to court documents, Malik Halfacre, 25, also admitted to police he shot and killed four people in the house.
The argument was allegedly with the mother of his 6-month-old daughter at her home in the 300 block of North Randolph Street Jeanettrius Moore survived the shooting spree. She knocked on Craig Jackson's front door asking for help. She told Jackson her baby's father, Malik Halfacre, shot her and killed four others.
The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the victims in the shooting:
- 44-year-old Tomeeka Brown
- 35-year-old Anthony Johnson
- 23-year-old Dequan Moore
- 7-year-old Eve Moore
Jackson didn't believe Moore at first, but after looking out his living room window, he could tell she was injured and needed help. He called 911 and stepped outside to stay with her until emergency crews arrived.
In court documents, Halfacre allegedly told police after everyone had been shot, he took money out of the purse of the mother of his child. She was taken to the hospital in critical condition after the shooting. She was the one who told officers who shot everyone and that Halfacre had taken their baby with him when he left.
The baby was later found at Halfacre's sister's house. He also allegedly confessed to his sister about the killings.
According to police, SWAT found Halfacre hiding in the attic of a friend's house on Eastridge Avenue. He was taken into custody without incident and police said he did not have a gun on him at the time of the arrest.
Jackson said he hopes to reunite with Moore when she recovers, just to provide support and even donate to a GoFundMe account to help her and her baby.
"I would love to meet her to talk to her and give her my condolences. She said she wants to do a GoFundMe and I told her I am more than willing to help her to assist with her family and her loved ones," Jackson said.
Halfacre is scheduled for an initial hearing March 18. He is being held without bond. While formal charges have not yet been filed, he faces four counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.