Indianapolis murder suspect apprehended thanks to community tip

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A community tip led to the capture of a 39-year-old man that was wanted in connection to a Sunday murder in Indianapolis, police said Thursday night.

Earlier Thursday, the U.S. Marshals Service and Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana each offered a reward for information as they searched for Javon Cushenberry.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said in a media notification that Cushenberry was taken into custody outside a business in the 6500 block of West Washington Street, and a firearm was later found in his waistband.

“We owe it to our community and our dedicated officers for this safe and quick apprehension – THANK YOU!” said the notification from IMPD.

The early Sunday morning shooting killed Rachel Rakes, 33, and critically injured a man who was with her at a home on Westbrook Avenue near West Washington Street.

There, they found the man with gunshot wounds on the front porch of a house. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. Officers entered the home and located Rakes, who had been shot at least once. She was taken to a hospital, but did not survive.

Investigators believe the shooting was targeted, but they did not say how Cushenberry knew either the man or Rakes.

A reward is being offered to anyone who provides information leading to Cushnberry’s arrest.

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