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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A double murder and arson suspect who crashed his vehicle during a police chase in Whiteland has been released from the hospital and is in custody, Indianapolis police said Friday morning.
Jaren Morgan, 18, was wanted in the Thanksgiving Day murders of his father, 36-year-old Corkney Morgan, and his father’s girlfriend, 36-year-old Meghan Wiekerson.
The Indianapolis Fire Department found the couple at a home in the 3700 block of Audubon Road when they responded to a fire at the home. Both victims had been shot.
Corkney Morgan died at the scene from his injuries; Wiekerson died sometime after arriving at a hospital. A young child located inside the home was thankfully unharmed, police said.
Through the start of the investigation, detectives spoke with several community members, and soon found a Facebook livestream showing Jaren Morgan running from the police.
Whiteland police had reportedly attempted a traffic stop on Morgan for a violation, but Morgan fled, eventually crashing his car. Medics rushed Morgan to a hospital ...
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