September 15, 2021

UPDATE: 3 People Found Dead In Central Indiana Apartment Were Shot

UPDATE: 3 People Found Dead In Central Indiana Apartment Were Shot

Updated Sept. 15

LEBANON, Ind. (AP) — Three people who were found dead inside a central Indiana apartment each died of a single gunshot wound, police said Wednesday, citing autopsies.

Grace Bishop, 19; Brannon Martin, 20; and Larry Stogsdill Jr., 42, were found dead Sept. 8 in Lebanon, the Lebanon Police Department said. The ages of Bishop and Martin have changed from the information initially provided by authorities.

Police have not identified any suspects. Sgt. Ryan Williamson has said the deaths might have been a murder-suicide.

Lebanon is about 25 miles northwest of Indianapolis.


Original post Sept. 9

Three people were found dead inside an apartment in central Indiana.

Police say the victims in Lebanon were found Wednesday night with “violent, traumatic injuries.”

The victims were identified as 20-year-old Grace Bishop, 21-year-old Brannon Martin and 42-year-old Larry Stogsdill Jr. Police are investigating whether the deaths were a murder-suicide.

Lebanon is roughly 25 miles northwest of Indianapolis.

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