A search is underway for a 17-year-old boy charged with shooting and killing one person and injuring a juvenile.
Jaylin Tucker also faces a firearm sentencing enhancement.
The shooting happened around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13, in the 1100 block of East McKinley Avenue.
When police arrived, they found Kelvin Stanford Jr. dead and a juvenile with a gunshot wound.
Witnesses told police the shooting stemmed from a fight.
Stanford was shot five times, according to the autopsy report.
As of 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 28. Tucker had not been taken into custody.
Anybody with information about Tucker’s whereabouts, is asked to contact the St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Unit at 235-5009, or Michiana Crime Stoppers at 288-STOP.
The St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office released the following information:
The St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office has charged Jaylin Tucker, 17, in connection with a St. Joseph County Metro Homicide investigation.
He is charged in the shooting death of Kelvin Stanford, Jr., and the wounding of juvenile J.J., which occurred on May 13, 2020 (1100 block of E. McKinley Ave., South Bend).
He is charged with:
Count I: Murder a Felony
Count II: Attempted Murder a Level 1 Felony
He is also charged with a Firearm Sentencing Enhancement.
Probable cause was found and an arrest warrant ordered issued.
Defendant was ordered held without bond.
Jaylin Tucker is not in custody, and investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating him.
He is a black male, 17 years old. If you have knowledge of his whereabouts, please call your local law enforcement agency, CMHU at 235-5009, or Crime Stoppers at 288-STOP.
The sentencing range for Murder is 45 to 65 years. The sentencing range for a Level 1 Felony is 20 to 40 years. A Firearm Sentencing Enhancement can add an additional 5 to 20 years to the underlying conviction.
