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Carmel Man Booked on Murder Charge

Xinjian Yang, 53, was booked into the Hamilton County Jail on a murder charge after a woman was found shot Thursday night in a home on Wildcat Drive in Carmel. Police have not released her name.

By Crime Talk Network Staff Writer ·

Booking photo of Xinjian Yang
Photo: Hamilton County Jail

A murder booking is the accusation Carmel police made after the arrest. The woman who died has not been named, and no jury has heard this case.

Carmel police were called at 10:21 p.m. Thursday to a home in the 13900 block of Wildcat Drive, near Hazel Dell Parkway. Officers found a woman inside with a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not released her name.

Xinjian Yang, 53, of Carmel, was booked into the Hamilton County Jail on Friday on a murder charge. Police called it a preliminary charge and said more counts could follow. They described the shooting as an isolated incident. Jail records show no bond, and a court date of Nov. 18 in Hamilton County Magistrate Court.

All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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