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Two black teens murder White man, shot another White man, threaten two other White men in 'spree'
  A teenager charged in a February crime spree was formally charged as an adult Tuesday. Gabriel Edwards, 15, faces 14 charges, including murder, robbery and auto theft. Edwards was arrested following the spree on Feb. 13. His friend, Sirquain Burr, was arrested as well. Both teens are accused of several robberies, a high speed chase and the death of 38-year-old John Yingling. Yingling’s ex-wife, Janet, said the past few months have been difficult. “I couldn’t even begin to say how hard it’s been. I mean, he was, I’ve known him since I was like 17,” Janet Yingling said. During the string of alleged crimes, Edwards and Burr are also accused of shooting a man who was walking his dog. - (Black-on-white) |
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- Indianapolis Metro Police search for evidence after two-county crime spree
 Investigators the 15-year-old and 17-year-old committed five felonies in five hours. The crimes include two robberies, an attempted robbery and two shootings, one of which was fatal. Matt Erich was walking near his home in Speedway when he came face to face with the two teens now accused in a deadly crime spree. "Right where that stop sign is, is where they approached me," he said. The 15- and 17-year olds' run from the law ended in a violent crash after a police chase Wednesday morning. Earlier the same day, Erich says two teens in a blue Ford SUV pulled a gun on him as he walked in his Speedway neighborhood. "I turned around twice and continued to walk that's when he yelled out hey #^*&^#! and that's when I turned around and ran the opposite way," said Erich.
Rex Souter was out walking his dog along Dandy Trail near Eagle Creek Reservoir when a vehicle pulled up and someone started shooting at him. Souter ran, but a bullet struck him. Souter says the shooter looked at him and started firing without saying a word.
- Mom: Teen charged in crime spree, Sirquain Burr, a 'sweetheart'
Sirquain Burr, 17, was charged Tuesday with murder, attempted murder, robbery, attempted robbery, auto theft and carrying a handgun without a license.
- Second victim in crime spree fought back
62-year-old Kenny Winslow says he was out for his morning walk . “All of a sudden, the car started coming into Earl Court.” He says a teen got out with a gun. “He says, give me your wallet, I told him I said, I don’t carry a wallet. He said, give me your wallet. He’s got this gun right at me. Well, it looked like it was a fake weapon.” Winslow, who'd been in the army reserves, said he didn't think twice when he fought back, trying to get the attention of a neighbor nearby. “I put my hand on his hand with the pistol, and put it down at a 45 degree angle,” he explained. “I said, come on, let’s get it on, let’s get it on. He was starting to back up, and I’m going after him.” He said the gunman ran back to his car, while Winslow ran to a nearby home. “The good lord was looking out for me that day,” he added.
- Man shot while walking dog
- Crime spree victim's family speaks out
38-year-old John Yingling's two children and their mother speak out one day after their father was killed in a crime spree that spanned two counties. Police say John Yingling was pulling out of his driveway Wednesday morning heading to work when he was shot and killed. His ex wife is trying to make sense of the random act of violence. "He was a good man and he didn't deserve that. He worked everyday for everything that he had and it's just gone that quick," says Janet Yingling, the mother of his two children.
- Police link teens to five Wednesday crimes
7:33 a.m., 5800 block of Sapelo Drive, woman robbed in her open garage 7:40 a.m., Earl and Tammy drives, attempted robbery of a 62-year-old man 8:08 a.m., 3300 block of Babette Court, 38-year-old John Yingling killed in his driveway 9:33 a.m., Dandy Trail and 56th Street, man shot walking his dog 11:15 a.m., police chase that led into Brownsburg
- Dad of teen apologizes for crimes
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