‘I’m a hot head’: Man known as ‘Little Donnie’ is facing big jail time after blasting victim in the back during argument over money, police say

An Indiana antheral was arrested weeks aft helium and his begetter were allegedly progressive successful the shooting of different antheral aft an argument astir money.

Donnie Abney III, 22, was accused of murder by Indianapolis Metropolitan Police successful transportation with the April 17 shooting death of Forrest Tab Grant, 62. According to tribunal records obtained by section Fox affiliate WXIN, Donnie Abney III — known to friends and household arsenic “Little Donnie — was progressive successful an altercation with Grant on with his father, Donnie Abney Jr. — known to friends and household arsenic “Big Donnie” — that ended with Grant being changeable successful the back, allegedly by “Little Donnie.”

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According to tribunal documents, constabulary spoke to 9 witnesses who pointed the digit astatine “Little Donnie” arsenic the alleged gunman aft they said they saw the 2 older men arguing astatine a autobus stop. “Little Donnie,” arsenic helium besides referred to successful the tribunal documents, past entered the treatment and joined his father’s broadside successful the argument.

At immoderate constituent during the verbal altercation, “Little Donnie” allegedly pulled a weapon connected Grant, but didn’t fire. When Grant turned his backmost connected the father-son duo and walked away, that was erstwhile “Little Donnie” allegedly changeable Grant successful the back.

Both Abney men past ran from the scene. Grant was taken to a infirmary wherever helium was pronounced dead.

According to the witnesses successful the tribunal documents, different statement betwixt Grant and “Little Donnie” reportedly took spot the time earlier the alleged shooting astatine a adjacent Family Dollar store. “Little Donnie” allegedly held his weapon connected Grant without firing astatine that confrontation arsenic well.

The time aft the alleged shooting, a household subordinate told constabulary that “Little Donnie” had called her connected Facebook Messenger and reportedly said, “Don’t accent out, I didn’t mean to. He was going to propulsion his weapon first. I’m a blistery caput and I changeable him.”

Police said helium reportedly told different household member, “Well, you’re not going to spot maine for a agelong time. I got successful a combat with this guy, helium had a weapon and I had a gun, helium pulled retired his weapon and I pulled retired my weapon and changeable him. Unfortunately, helium didn’t marque it.”

Witnesses told constabulary that Grant was carrying a instrumentality during the statement with the Abney men.

In a Facebook station announcing Donnie Abney III’s arrest, constabulary stated that the fishy tried to tally erstwhile officers tracked him down 2 weeks pursuing the shooting. He was yet taken into custody and booked into the Marion County Jail. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police said the Marion County prosecutor’s bureau volition determine whether oregon not to formally complaint Donnie Abney Jr. for murder.