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15-year-old shot, killed outside Muncie apartment complex

By James Howell Jr.,

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MUNCIE — A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed in Muncie Wednesday night, marking the city's first homicide of 2024.

According to Muncie police, a call came into dispatch around 10 p.m. on a "subject in a bush". They located 15-year-old Latajohne Phillips near the main office of Creekside Apartments shortly after.

The teen was taken by ambulance to Ball Memorial Hospital in critical condition. He was later flown to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, where he died.

Muncie PD arrested five individuals in connection to the crime. Two 19-year-olds, a 17-year-old, a 16-year-old and a 14-year-old were also arrested.

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