THPD arrests 2 after 18-year-old fatally shot at party

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UPDATE 8-6-18-- The 18 year-old male shot and killed at 2221 Cleveland Avenue was identified as Gage E. Eup of Terre Haute.  
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By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News

An 18-year-old male was fatally shot early this morning at a residence near N.22nd Street and Cleveland Avenue.

The name of the victim is not being released at this time pending notification to the family.   

Two suspects were taken into custody:

• Dylan M. Morgan, 20, was booked into the Vigo County Jail  around 7 a.m. and charged with reckless homicide and altering the scene of a death.

 

• Morgan’s girlfriend and resident of 2221 Cleveland Avenue, Sabrei Neace, 20, was booked into the Vigo County Jail around 8 a.m. for obstruction of justice and maintaining a common nuisance. 

                        

When Terre Haute Police Department officers arrived on scene around 3 a.m.,  several people were outside the residence.  The victim was lying on the living room floor near a handgun with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head, Assistant Chief Shawn Keen said. 

"Investigators learned that alcohol and drugs were being consumed, and that Morgan had recklessly pointed the firearm at the victim prior to its discharge," Keen said.

Terre Haute Fire Department medics responded to the scene and pronounced the victim dead. 

Although Morgan initially reported that the victim had accidentally shot himself, investigation revealed it was not true.

" As investigators processed the scene and interviewed witnesses, it became clear the victim did not shoot himself," Keen said.

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