Kokomo police arrest 19yearold suspect in shooting of 17yearolds
Jan 08, 2025
KOKOMO, Ind. (WISH) — Two 17-year-olds were in Indianapolis hospitals after being shot early Wednesday morning in Kokomo, police say.
Kokomo Police Department did not share the names of the 17-year-olds in a news release issued Wednesday afternoon.
Morgan J. Killebew, 19, of Kokomo, on Wednesday afternoon was in the Howard County jail on a 72-hour hold. He was preliminarily charged with criminal recklessness and aggravated battery, according to online jail records.
Kokomo Police Department was called just before 2:20 a.m. Wednesday to a shooting in the 1000 block of South Elizabeth Street. That’s in a commercial and residential area just off State Road 22 a few blocks west of Reed Road/State Road 931.
Officers arrived to find one of the 17-year-olds in an alley. He was listed in critical condition on Wednesday afternoon, police say.
Police found the other 17-year-old at a Kokomo hospital with a gunshot wound. He was later taken to an Indianapolis hospital. He was stable on Thursday afternoon and was expected to be released, police say.
Investigators think the 17-year-olds had gone to Killebrew’s home to confront him over a previous altercation. Killebrew met them in the alley and fired “several rounds” at them, a police news release said. Gunfire also hit several vehicles.
The investigation has led to 19-year-old, Morgan Killebrew of Kokomo, as being the person responsible for the shooting. It is believed the two juveniles had come to Killebrew’s residence to confront him over a previous altercation. Killebrew confronted the two juveniles while they were in an alley and fired several rounds at them. Several vehicles in the area were also struck by gunfire.
Anyone with information was asked to call the Kokomo Police Department at (765) 456-7017; text the department at 847411 with TIPKPD, then a space and then the information; or report tips anonymously on the Kokomo PD mobile app.
Morgan Killebrew (Provided Photo/Howard County, Indiana, Sheriff’s Office)