Three arrested, one held on murder charge in Amanda Blackburn case

Sources say a fourth individual who was aware of the rapes, robberies, burglaries and murder, but did not participate, was questioned and released. “All victims of criminal homicides deserve closure, and as a community we must send a collective message that violence is not an option”, IMPD Chief Rick Hite said in a statement.

Appearing on “Inside Edition” Thursday, Davey Blackburn begged the public for information that could help the investigation.

According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, 18-year-old Larry Taylor was arrested on a preliminary charge of murder.

28-year-old Amanda Blackburn was shot in the head and killed during a home invasion burglary earlier this month.

Police say Blackburn was 12 weeks pregnant with the couple’s second child at the time of her death.

Taylor is one of four men that were questioned in the case. Police released surveillance photos in the days that followed, showing a man leaving the home minutes after the shooting.

Amanda Blackburn was taken to Indiana University Methodist Hospital in critical condition, where she later died. Sources say they will also be charged in three more burglaries, including a rape at the Westlake Apartments.

The couple had not yet found out the gender of their unborn baby, but felt “sure” it was a girl, he said.

Formal charges are expected to be filed Monday.

‘I hold firm to the belief that God is still good, that He takes our tragedy and turns it into triumph, and that the best truly is yet to come’.