OWEN COUNTY, Ind. — Two men were killed in a shooting in Owen County Saturday afternoon.
According to the Owen County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received a report that indicated a shooting occurred at a residence located north of Spencer around 3:42 p.m. Police subsequently responded to the residence and located 61-year-old Jefferey Fauber and 41-year-old Grantham Adam Chandler lying in a driveway.
OSCO indicated that both victims were pronounced dead soon after deputies found them. Police reported that both victims appeared to have sustained gunshot wounds.
FOX59/CBS4 located a large police presence in the 1500 block of Trusdel Road in Owen County Saturday night. Police did not explicitly confirm if the scene FOX59/CBS4 sent a crew to was the same location where the shooting occurred.
Photos of the Trusdel Road scene courtesy of FOX59/CBS4 photographer Nick Lewis.
As OCSO’s investigation of the shooting unfolded, law enforcement located a person of interest in Morgan County. Owen County Sheriff Ryan White identified the person of interest as a juvenile.
The sheriff indicated that he could not divulge any additional identifying information about the person of interest because they are a juvenile.
In a Facebook post, the Martinsville Police Department reported that its officers were called to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office around 4 p.m. because a juvenile had walked into the facility and reported that a criminal incident had happened in Owen County. MPD detained the subject and identified him as a male.
Martinsville police did not explicitly connect the detainee to the shooting that occurred in Owen County. FOX59/CBS4 has reached out to MPD to ascertain whether or not the boy was involved in the shooting in Owen County.
FOX59/CBS4 also sent a crew to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office Saturday afternoon. That crew found a gold Ford Explorer surrounded by crime scene tape.
Photo of the scene at the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office courtesy of FOX59/CBS4 photographer Nick Lewis.
During a press conference held Saturday evening, Owen County Prosecutor Benjamin Kim was asked if his office would charge the juvenile person of interest allegedly involved in the shooting as an adult. He indicated that he will have an answer to that question after his office has reviewed the case.
“We will make that decision after all of the facts and the evidence that the officers are gathering have come into our office,” Kim said. “Right now, I would decline to make any public statements as far as any type of charges or how we will proceed in that manner.”
OCSO reported that its deputies received assistance from Indiana State Police, the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, the Bloomington Police Department and other Owen County emergency response agencies during their investigation.
“Although this is a tragic event, and our hearts and prayers go out to the family and the victims, it is heartwarming to see law enforcement officers and public servants come together for the good of the people,” White said. “And that’s what we had here today. All these agencies, and many of these officers on their day off, came, called and offered their assistance for us and for our community. I want to thank those officers and those agencies for going above and beyond for our people.”
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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