Arrest made in murder of Ontario Brown
Posted: Feb 10, 2015 1:40 PM EST | Updated: Feb 10, 2015 8:00 PM EST
Elkhart Police have made an arrest in the murder of 16-year-old Ontario Brown who was shot December 19 on Wagner Avenue.
Police were dispatched to the 300 block of Wagner Avenue about a shooting at approximately 7:35 p.m. December 19.
When they arrived, they found Brown with a single gunshot wound to the head.
He later died at the hospital.
Police said two witnesses said Brown got into a fist fight with a man, identified as Z.J. in court documents, and Keenan pulled out a gun and shot Brown after the fight ended.
Police said several other people corroborated the events surrounding the shooting of Ontario Brown.
Police spoke with 16-year-old Keenan Mardis of Chicago and he told them Z.J. shot Brown.
On Monday, Mardis was arrested on a warrant for the murder of Ontario Brown.
Keenan is being held at the Elkhart County Sheriff's Department Correction Facility without bond.
He is expected to be in court Thursday.
Police were dispatched to the 300 block of Wagner Avenue about a shooting at approximately 7:35 p.m. December 19.
When they arrived, they found Brown with a single gunshot wound to the head.
He later died at the hospital.
Police said two witnesses said Brown got into a fist fight with a man, identified as Z.J. in court documents, and Keenan pulled out a gun and shot Brown after the fight ended.
Police said several other people corroborated the events surrounding the shooting of Ontario Brown.
Police spoke with 16-year-old Keenan Mardis of Chicago and he told them Z.J. shot Brown.
On Monday, Mardis was arrested on a warrant for the murder of Ontario Brown.
Keenan is being held at the Elkhart County Sheriff's Department Correction Facility without bond.
He is expected to be in court Thursday.
