Police: Suspects accused of battering teen girl at Casey Acres Apartments on the run

WESTFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — Two suspects were on the run Friday morning after Westfield police say they attacked a 16-year-old girl at an apartment complex and fled the scene.

The information comes as an update to a large police investigation at the Casey Acres Apartments off of West 176th Street and Ditch Road early Friday.

According to the Westfield Police Department, dispatchers received a 911 call around 3:41 a.m. reporting that a 16-year-old girl was hurt in a disturbance with a firearm.

Officers and other first responders arrived and found the teen had been “battered with a blunt object,” leaving her with “significant” head and facial injuries.

As the investigation continued, police learned the suspects’ identities: Markeyzus Dean, who was wanted out of Marion County on gun charges; and Tyanna Bonds, who officers believed may have a firearm.

Investigators set up a perimeter around the complex, warning residents and community members to stay indoors and avoid the area.

No one was inside the apartment when emergency services searched the area, though police did find an open window with a torn window screen. Officers say they believe Dean and Bonds fled the area on foot before the area was blocked off.

The shelter-in-place order was lifted within an hour; Westfield PD says this was an isolated incident, and there is no active threat to the community.

Anyone with information on the suspects was asked to contact the Westfield Police Department at 317-804-3200.

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