An Indiana high school volleyball player is accused of fatally shooting an 18-year-old man who previously attended the same school, according to police.
The 18-year-old victim previously attended Logansport High School, located about 80 miles north of Indianapolis, where Berkshire is currently enrolled. She is said to be in her senior year and is reportedly on the honor roll and plays for the varsity volleyball team.
Circumstances Surrounding the Death
Hopper was found dead from a gunshot wound inside a residence in Miami County on Sunday, according to police.Hopper was pronounced dead at the scene.
The WTHR report states that the case remains under investigation by the Miami County Sheriff’s Office, the Miami County Coroner’s Office, and Indiana State Police.
No further details have been released regarding circumstances of the man’s death.
‘Tragic Event’
Logansport High School principal Matt Jones spoke to Pharos-Tribune reporters on Tuesday and called the incident a tragedy.“This is a tragic event, and we want to allow the authorities to do their investigation,” he said.
Berkshire was arrested in connection to Hopper’s death, though police did not release any details on possible evidence linking her to the crime. Details of her relationship with Hopper also remain unclear.
She reportedly faces charges of reckless homicide as a level five felony and obstruction of justice as a level six felony in connection with the shooting death.
Indiana Stats
According to firearm mortality figures released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Indiana had 1,016 gun deaths in 2017. The number of deaths by firearm in the state, expressed per 100,000 people, stood at 15.3 in the same year.This is higher than the median figure for the United States as a whole, which for 2017 was 12 gun deaths per 100,000 people.
The U.S. national median figure for violent crime is approximately equivalent, standing at 4 per 1,000.
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