INDIANAPOLIS — Prosecutors have charged a 24-year-old man with three counts of murder in a deadly triple shooting that happened Friday evening in Lawrence.
Police arrested Malik Shaw, of Indianapolis, three days after the shooting.
"While an arrest has been made, the investigation is far from over," Lawrence Deputy Chief of Police Travis Cline said. "We are committed to uncovering any other individuals behind these crimes and will continue to work diligently until all those responsible are brought to justice."
According to a release, around 7:15 p.m. on April 12, Lawrence Police Department officers responded to an apartment complex in the 4400 block of Duxbury Lane, near 42nd Street and North Post Road, after receiving reports of gunfire in the area.
Officers arrived and found three victims with gunshot wounds. All three victims were given immediate medical attention but were eventually pronounced dead at the scene.
LPD confirmed the identities of the three victims as 19-year-old Aaliyah Wortman, 19-year-old Londyn Coleman and 27-year-old Spencer Lawson Jr.
According to court documents, a phone recovered by police led a detective to an Instagram account belonging to Shaw, who matched a person seen in security video from near the crime scene.
Once Shaw was in custody, a detective noticed a tattoo on his shoulder that appeared to match that of a suspect seen on the security video.
Coleman's younger brother, Lonzo Sanders, spoke about the passing of his sister and her friend.
"When they're together, they're the life of the party, man. When they together and step into the room, everybody's eyes brighten up. The light of the show," Sanders said. "Losing her was like losing a big part of my heart."
About an hour after the shooting, an LPD spokesperson told 13News that officers were looking for two suspects who should be considered "armed and dangerous." The spokesperson said the scene around the shooting was "still very active."
Around 9:30 p.m. that night, Lawrence Police released a statement saying that the circumstances surrounding the shooting are under active investigation, and preliminary information leads police to believe this may have been a targeted attack. However, police said there is no active threat to the community.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact the Lawrence Police Department at 317-545-7575 or contact Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS (8477).