Charges To Be Filed Tomorrow Against Suspects In 7 Slayings

INDIANAPOLIS -- Murder charges are expected to be filed Tuesday against two men accused in the shooting deaths of seven people in an east-side Indianapolis house, 6News' Jack Rinehart reported.

Desmond Turner, 28, and James Stewart, 30, are being held in connection with Thursday night's slayings of three boys and four adults at 560 N. Hamilton Ave. Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi said over the weekend that he plans to seek the death penalty against Turner, whom police say killed most, if not all, of the seven.

"This is something that is a terrorist, cowardly act, taking the lives of these family members, especially these children, in the way that it was done," said Brizzi, who spoke with the victims' relatives at a memorial service outside the victims' home on Sunday.

Turner surrendered to police at a fast-food restaurant Saturday evening following a massive manhunt. Stewart was arrested during a traffic stop on Friday afternoon.

Authorities said they believe robbery was the motive in the killings, and that an acquaintance had misinformed Turner that he would find valuables there.

Among those slain Thursday night were Alberto Covarrubias, 56; Emma Valdez, 46; and their sons Alberto Covarrubias, 11, and David Covarrubias, who was 8 or 9.

Also killed were Valdez's two adult children, Flora Albarran, 22, and Magno Albarran, 29; and Flora Albarran's son, Luis Albarran, 5.

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Turner and Stewart were being held Monday with no opportunity for bail.

Funeral Services Set

A funeral Mass for the elder Alberto Covarrubias will be held at noon Tuesday at St. Mary Catholic Church, 317 N. New Jersey St. Burial will follow at Washington Park Cemetery East. Viewing will be held at Crown Hill Funeral Home on Monday from 4 to 8 p.m.

A funeral Mass for the rest of the slain relatives is scheduled for Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, 1347 N. Meridian St. Flanner and Buchanan Funeral Centers are handling arrangements.