Man Found Guilty of Fatally Shooting 4 Family Members and Pregnant Teenager During Argument About Staying Out Late

• Raymond Childs III has been found guilty of murder after four of his relatives and a pregnant woman were shot dead in a mass shooting in January 2021
• Childs was convicted of six counts of murder, among other charges in Indianapolis on Friday, Oct. 25
• “What occurred inside that home is as unfathomable today as it was in 2021,” Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said in a press release obtained by PEOPLE

A 21-year-old man has been found guilty of six counts of murder after five people, including a pregnant teenager, were shot dead in Indianapolis.

On Friday, Oct. 25, prosecutor Ryan Mears confirmed Raymond Childs III — who was 17 years old at the time of the mass shooting — had been convicted for his role in the Jan. 24, 2021 incident, a Marion County Prosecutor’s Office press release obtained by PEOPLE confirmed.

Five people were shot dead in the attack: Kezzie Childs, 42, Raymond Childs, 42, Elijah Childs, 18, Rita Childs, 13, and Kiara Hawkins, 19. Hawkins’ unborn child also died as a result of the shooting.

Per the Associated Press, Raymond was Childs’ father and Kezzie was his stepmother. The couple’s daughter Rita and son Elijah died, along with Elijah’s pregnant girlfriend and her baby.

The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office previously said in a Jan. 28, 2021 post that a seventh victim, a juvenile, had also been “shot and severely injured” in the incident. The Associated Press has since said Childs’ 15-year-old brother was injured, but managed to flee the home.

The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office release on Friday confirmed Childs “was convicted of six counts of Murder, Attempted Murder (Level 1 Felony), and Carrying a Handgun without a License (Class A Misdemeanor),” stating, “A jury returned the guilty-as-charged verdict after a five-day jury trial.”

The release confirmed the surviving victim had told Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) officers after the shooting “that Childs had gotten in trouble for coming home past his curfew and got into an argument with his parents before opening fire on the family.”

After IMPD officers were first dispatched to the 3300 block of East 36th Street residence following reports of a person shot on Jan. 24, 2021, the surviving victim identified the shooter as his brother, Raymond Childs III, per Marion County Prosecutor’s Office’s latest release. He then directed officers to his sibling’s home in the 3500 block of North Adams Street, where the other bodies were found.

“Community cooperation led investigators to Childs’ vehicle which was located at his girlfriend’s residence. The girlfriend stated that she had picked Childs up on the night of the shooting and he told her that he had been kicked out of the house,” the release said.

“Childs’ extended family was able to obtain the murder weapon and turn it over to law enforcement. Additionally, Childs was apprehended at a family member’s residence following the shooting,” the release continued.

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Following the conviction, prosecutor Mears said, per Friday’s Marion County Prosecutor’s Office release, “What occurred inside that home is as unfathomable today as it was in 2021.”

“It has been an incredibly difficult journey for the family and friends of the six people that we tragically lost,” Mears added. “I am proud of our trial team, law enforcement, and witnesses, whose dedication to our victims didn’t waiver when faced with adversity. Their commitment ultimately led to today’s verdict and justice for the victims of this horrific crime.”

Friday marked the second time the case had been tried before a jury, after the Court declared a mistrial in July.

Per a previous AP report, the mistrial was declared “after a witness verbally confronted the defendant in front of the jury.”

A sentencing hearing has been set for Jan. 7, 2025 at 9 a.m. local time.