An argument over stimulus money resulted in the deaths of four people Saturday night in Indianapolis.
Malik Halfacre, 25, felt like he was entitled to half of his daughterās motherās $1,400 stimulus check and her tax return. When Jeanettrius Moore refused to hand over the money, things took a violent turn.
The family identified the victims to WXIN as Jeanettriusā 7-year-old daughter, Eve Moore, her brother, Daquan Moore, 23, her mother, Tomeeka Brown, 44, and her cousin, Anthony Johnson, 35.
āHe wanted some of Jeanettriusā tax money, stimulus money,ā said Mooreās cousin, Wendy Johnson. āShe had just got her money, and he wanted half of her money.ā
Moore initially offered Halfacre $450 and told him, ātake it or leave it,ā but that wasnāt good enough for him.
āHe said, Iām gonna get that money,ā Johnson said. āThis was the day before.ā
Halfacre later returned to the home asking where the money was and started going through Mooreās purse. Mooreās brother, Daquan, attempted to stop Halfacre, who pulled out a gun and started shooting.
He first shot Daquan; then he shot Johnson, then Mooreās mother. He shot Daquan a second time, and at some point during the shootout, Mooreās daughter Eve got hit with gunfire.
Officials said that following the gunfire, Halfacre left with his 6-month-old daughter, Malia Halfacre. Moore hid on a neighbor’s porch until officers arrived while Halfacre drove away with their daughter.
The baby girl was later found unharmed on the cityās northeast side. Halfacre was taken into custody after a four-hour standoff with SWAT. He had been hiding in an attic to avoid tear gas that had been fired inside the home.
Moore, who was shot in the back, was initially listed in critical condition. She was released from the hospital on Monday.
The New York Post reports that Halfacre was held without bail Tuesday on preliminary charges of murder, robbery, and attempted murder.