INDIANAPOLIS — A Marion County superior jury has convicted Caden Smith of three murders committed in 2021. At the time, he was just 16 years old.
During their examination of Smith’s case, investigators found that, over the course of two nights, Smith killed three people. Previous reporting indicates Smith lured 17-year-old Abdulla Mubarak, 18-year-old Joseph Thomas and 22-year-old Michael James to a vacant lot in the 4400 block of South Meridian Street near Interstate 465.
Investigators reported that Smith took the victims to the lot to show them he possessed a pistol that was modified to fire as a machine gun. Law enforcement indicated that a suspected murder weapon was found in the house where Smith was living.
Smith was released before his trial, pending appeal of disallowed evidence. Police later reported that they caught him trying to sell guns on the internet while he was out of jail, landing him behind bars again …