INDIANAPOLIS — A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left a 13-year-old girl dead on Indianapolis’ north side last month.
The teen was taken into custody on Tuesday and was preliminarily charged with murder, police said.
On Saturday, Oct. 24, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were dispatched to the 3600 block of Bunker Hill Drive at approximately 3:59 a.m. for a shooting.
Officers found 13-year-old Andrea Eguia shot and in critical condition. She later died at the hospital.
Andrea was an 8th grader at Belzer Middle School and one of four siblings.
As News 8 previously reported, her mother, Mollie Wingard, said Andrea had snuck out of the house to meet with friends the morning of the shooting.
Wingard moved her family to Indianapolis in 2025 to provide a fresh start for her 17-year-old son, who was struggling in Fort Wayne.
“I came here to save his life, and I end up losing a daughter,” Wingard told News 8.
The name and mugshot of the suspect was not released due to his age.
Anyone with information about this incident should call Detective James Hurt at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317.327.3475 or e-mail the detective at James.Hurt@indy.gov.
