Missing Teen Found Murdered In Abandoned Apartment

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — An Indianapolis teen reported missing last week was found murdered in a vacant apartment in the city's northeast side, according to reports. Police discovered the body Thursday, Jan. 18.

Fox59 reported that the teen, identified as Trevon Mann, was found frozen in the apartment, which is in a complex by 42nd Street and Post Road. He was identified by his mother, Cathy, who recognized him by his tattoos in pictures she was shown, Fox59 reported.

Police searched the abandoned apartment on a tip from the Ten Point Coalition.

While searching for her son last week, Mann said she received calls from people, claiming Trevon, 19, was being held for ransom, Fox59 reported. "People were calling talking about if I wanted to see him again to pay them $500," she said.

A 26-year-old was killed in the the same apartment complex earlier last week. "There doesn’t seem to be any monitoring of criminal activity. There is open drug trafficking. It is a breeding ground for all kinds of criminal activity," said Rev. Charles Harrison with the Ten Point Coalition, according to Fox59.

Fox59 reported Cathy as saying her son "ran with a bad crowd," but after having a son, was trying to turn his life around.

"My son went down the wrong path, but once the baby got here he promised to his son to be the father that he never had," said Mann. "He was caring and he didn’t deserve to die."

Police ask that if you have any information about the death of Trevon Mann, then please call Crime Stoppers at 312-262-TIPS.

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