Fort Wayne man arrested in 2 Broad Ripple killings

IndyStar.com – By Francesca Jarosz

Taysia Elzy and Michael Hunt had offered their Northside house as a refuge for an acquaintance from Fort Wayne who was having problems at home.

Police arrested that acquaintance, Christopher L. Conwell, 20, on Wednesday in the deaths of Elzy, 34, and Hunt, 22.

The two were found dead Dec. 26 at the house they shared in the 5800 block of Rosslyn Avenue in Broad Ripple. They were killed Christmas Day, said Sgt. Matthew Mount, a spokesman for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. Police confirmed Wednesday that the victims died of gunshot wounds.