At approximately 7:39 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, Westfield police officers responded to a report of shots being fired near the Casey Acres Apartment complex.
Initial 911 calls stated a male was firing shots in the area. The male was shooting indiscriminately until he shot toward a male walking his dogs.
Officers responded to the area and quickly located the suspect, taking him into custody, on the southwest side of the apartment complex. The suspect, later identified as John King II, was in possession of a Glock 43 handgun at the time of arrest.
King was interviewed by Westfield police detectives and stated he was upset after having a domestic disturbance with his girlfriend, in the 1200 block of Sabrina Way. King admitted to firing the weapon and emptying the magazine.
The woman stated she had been battered and strangled by the suspect. She was transported an area hospital for medical treatment.
King was booked into the Hamilton County Jail on the following charges:
- Misdemeanor Public Intoxication
- Misdemeanor Illegal Consumption of an Alcoholic Beverage
- F5 Criminal Recklessness and Defendant Shoots into an Inhabited Building
- F6 Criminal Recklessness with a Deadly Weapon
- F6 Domestic Battery Committed in the Presence of a Child less than 16 years of age
- F6 Strangulation, and Unlawful Carrying of a Handgun.
A charge is merely an accusation. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office will file the formal charges.
This incident is independent of and unrelated to the juvenile battery case and subsequent ESU response at Casey Acres from Friday morning, Aug. 28.
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