Authorities release names of man, 2 boys found slain in home
Posted December 31, 2018 6:00 am
MARION, Ind. (AP) - Authorities have released the names of a man and two boys found slain in a northeastern Indiana home.
WISH-TV reports that Grant County coroner Chris Butche says 42-year-old Javon Blackwell Sr., his 12-year-old son Javon Blackwell Jr. and 11-year-old stepson Jayzon Blackwell were shot to death.
WTHR-TV reports that a relative called police after finding the bodies about 1 p.m. Sunday in Marion, about 60 miles northeast of Indianapolis.
Marion police are investigating the deaths as a triple homicide. Police were not immediately available for comment Monday morning.
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