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Indianapolis Police Arrest Stabbing Suspect After Parents’ Deaths

By Drooid · Oct 12, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC · How we work

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Indianapolis police department arrested a man after a stabbing that killed his parents on Oct. 11.
The woman died at the scene and the man died later at a hospital.
Police noted the suspect has a mental-health history and received a Mobile Crisis Assistance Team visit.
Officer Tommy Thompson urged expanding community mental-health resources and hospital partnerships.

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Story summary

Indianapolis police department arrested a man after a stabbing that killed his parents on Oct. 11.
The woman died at the scene and the man died later at a hospital.
Police noted the suspect has a mental-health history and received a Mobile Crisis Assistance Team visit.
Officer Tommy Thompson urged expanding community mental-health resources and hospital partnerships.