A 35-year-old Portland, Indiana man has been charged with murder after admitting during a police interview that he shot and killed his 14-year-old son. Michael A. Grody was formally charged with murder, along with a firearm enhancement, on Tuesday, following the shooting of his son, Hayden Grody, at a home on Meadow Lane.
According to WANE, Grody admitted to shooting his son during an interview with police. Prosecutors also filed a notice seeking a firearm sentencing enhancement, meaning Grody could face up to 85 years in prison if convicted, according to 21Alive. An affidavit laying out the case was filed in Jay Circuit Court on Tuesday, per The Star Press, which reported that the shooting happened at a home in the 1300 block of Meadow Lane.
Officers Found Teen With Gunshot Wound Inside Home
The Portland Police Department responded to the Meadow Lane home last Friday after reports of a man outside discharging a gun before going back inside, per the station's earlier report. Officers used a Taser to take Grody into custody during the encounter, and a search of the home turned up Hayden with a visible gunshot wound.
Hayden was taken to IU Health Jay Hospital. The Star Press reported that he later died there. The shooting was investigated.
First Court Appearance Set for This Week
Grody is scheduled to make his first court appearance on the charges Wednesday, the same source noted. The evidence reviewed does not indicate what led to the shooting, and no motive has been established in the reporting so far.
Readers can track the case through Indiana's statewide court system, where the MyCase search portal allows the public to look up filings using a case number, citation number or cross-reference number. As of now, no case number or independently reviewable court filing has been made publicly accessible in the reporting.
