Woman found dead with blunt force trauma in Indianapolis home; suspect in custody
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A woman was found dead in an Indianapolis home, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said Monday, and a 22-year-old suspect is in custody.
Regulus Baka faces a preliminary murder charge for Monday’s murder investigation.
IMPD responded around 5:43 a.m. Monday for a report of a deceased person in the 7800 block of Ella Dobbs Lane. That’s in the Sycamores Apartments near U.S. 31 South and East Stop 11 Road.
Officers arrived and found a woman with injuries consistent with blunt force trauma. She was pronounced deceased on the scene.
The woman was identified on Thursday as Sha’Naiya Nicole McDonald, 19.
Police say detectives spoke with several community members to identify Baka as a suspect. They later found him at a Greenwood apartment complex, where Baka refused to exit. IMPD SWAT assisted, and after a brief standoff, Baka was taken into custody.
He was booked into the Marion County jail without bond.
Anyone with information was asked to call Detective Christopher Edwards at 317-327-3475 or e-mail the detective at christopher.edwards@indy.gov.
This story was updated to indicate the woman was found dead in Indianapolis and a suspect has been taken into custody.
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