Murder Charges Filed In Shooting Death Of 13-Year-Old Gary Boy
GARY, Ind. (STMW) -- A 13-year-old boy was shot and killed Friday evening in northwest Indiana by a neighbor who was upset about his house being burglarized and became enraged when the teen laughed at him. On Monday, the neighbor was charged with murder.
Kobe Jones died of multiple gunshot wounds near his home in the 1000 block of Polk Street in Gary and was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:31 p.m. Friday, the Lake County coroner's office reported.
On Monday, Gary police said 30-year-old Khanji Fairley was charged with murder.
Detective Cpl. James Nielsen said police answered an alarm at the suspect's home, also in the 1000 block of Polk, about 12:30 p.m. Friday.
Less than two hours later, the man and his 32-year-old girlfriend returned home and discovered the break-in, Nielsen said.
"He started then, up and down the street, knocking on doors and wanting to know who broke into his home," Nielsen said. This continued on and off until shortly before 5 p.m., when Jones, who was sitting on his own front porch, was shot several times.
The suspect and his girlfriend were seen leaving the area immediately. They returned about two hours later, after police had completed processing the scene in front of Jones' house.
They were both arrested then, Nielsen said. Fairley told police he had just been released from Kane County Jail the day he discovered the burglary. His girlfriend had been at work during the day, police said.
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