BROWNSBURG — Multiple charges have been filed against four people in connection to a shooting in Brownsburg that killed two people in March, police said.
According to the Brownsburg Police Department, officers heard gunshots in the 300 block of Acre Avenue shortly after 2:30 a.m.
Upon arrival, police found two males inside a Dodge Durango deceased with gunshot wounds.
The victims have been identified as 19-year-old Lucas Brearley and 25-year-old Zachary Johnson, both from Indianapolis.
Police also located a third person, later identified as 21-year-old Logan Huffine of Indianapolis, in the front yard of a home in the 300 block of Acre Ave, calling for help.
Police said Huffine remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators.
A forth subject, identified as 20-year-old Gavin Ramirez of Indianapolis, fled the scene during the shooting.
Brownsburg police say they have learned many details about this case throughout the the lengthy investigation.
Huffine, Ramirez, Brearley, and Johnson came to Brownsburg to visit friends, 22-year-old Nicholas Hensley and 20-year-old Heaven Charnes-McCarrell, both Brownsburg residents.
According to police, Logan and Johnson "engaged in several attempted thefts and thefts from vehicles and/or properties while armed with firearms."
When the two came back to the residence to get their car, Johnson accidentally discharged his gun, which resulted in the four being asked to leave the house in Brownsburg.
Before the four left in Huffine’s Durango, Huffine and Johnson wanted to get the stolen items they had left behind in the area of Washington Avenue and Acre Avenue.
At this time, police say Johnson and Brearley, who were both in the backseat, got into a heated argument leading to a physical altercation.
This led to Brearley firing multiple shots at Johnson at close range and killing him.
From the driver's seat, Huffine fired multiple shots on Brearley, also fatally shooting him.
Ramirez fled the SUV during the shooting.
Officers and the Hendricks County Prosecutor’s Office determined "the evidence demonstrates that Huffine was defending himself and Johnson."
While Huffine has not been charged with murder in Brearley's death, he has been charged with theft, attempted theft and false informing.
Ramirez was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and false informing.
Hensley and Charnes-McCarrell were charged with false informing.
