Three men are arrested for burglary in connection with a Saturday shooting that left one man dead.
Officers were dispatched to a shots-fired call in the 500 block of South Bedford about 8 o’clock Saturday morning.
The 9-1-1 caller told dispatch he saw a white man in his late 20′s wearing all black go in the door of the home and immediately heard shots.
When officers arrived, they noticed it looked like there was forced entry to the front door due to damage along the door frame and splintered wood.
Officers then entered the home to check the welfare of anyone inside . That’s when they saw a man in the kitchen in a pool of blood.
Officer also noted seeing a shell casing, smeared blood stains on the walls and signs of struggle.
Just after 9 a.m. dispatch received a call for shots fired inside the house about an hour earlier.
Detectives were able to trace the call to the 3900 Fulton Ave. which is the Shady Tree Apartments.
There, officers spoke to the fiancé of the victim, who told police that her fiancé went to Bedford Ave. for drugs with four other men.
She told police the men could be found at apartments on Fulton Ave.
They were taken into custody without incident and were questioned at police headquarters.
22-year-old Kingston Southard reportedly told detectives they went o a house to try to rob the people there of drugs and money.
He told police , only the victim and a man who is referred to as Biker Cox went inside, leading police to believe that the man shot was one of the aggeged burglars.
Biker Cox is still being sought by Evansville police and is considered armed and dangerous
Southard was arrested on burglary causing death charges along with 18 year old Zaelin Fox and 24 year old Dayvon Lang.
The probable cause affidavit says the victim was shot when he rounded a corner and surprised the two men, who fled the house leaving the victim on the floor.
An autopsy is scheduled for today.
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