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2 charged in Kokomo drive-by shooting that killed a man

Police said the 25-year-old man was hit in the head by a bullet fired through the window of a house.

KOKOMO, Ind. — Kokomo police are investigating an early Saturday morning drive-by shooting that killed a 25-year-old man.

Police said Jalen Dowling was hit in the head by a bullet fired through the window of a house in the 1500 block of North Delphos Street on Kokomo's northeast side just after midnight July 16.

He was first taken to the hospital at Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo, then to Ascension St. Vincent in Indianapolis where he died that evening.

Investigators determined that a single gunshot was fired into the single-story house, and they are still investigating.

Following the investigation, arrest warrants were issued for 27-year-old Devonte Barlow and 21-year-old Dylan Miller. Barlow was arrested Aug. 24 at a home in the 1000 block of South Reed Road, and Miller was arrested Aug. 25 at the Howard County Criminal Justice Center.

Credit: Kokomo Police Department
Dylan Miller, 21 (left), and Devonte Barlow, 27 (right), face multiple charges connected to a deadly shooting in Kokomo on July 16, 2022.

Miller faces the following charges: 

  • Murder — Level 1 felony
  • Conspiracy to commit murder — Level 1 felony
  • Obstruction of justice — Level 5 felony
  • Unlawful carrying of a handgun — Level 5 felony
  • Straw purchase of a handgun — Level 3 felony

Barlow faces the following charges: 

  • Conspiracy to commit murder — Level 1 felony
  • Aiding, inducing or causing murder — Level 1 felony
  • Unlawful transfer of a handgun — Level 5 felony
  • Use of false information to obtain a firearm — Level 5 felony

If anyone has information about the case, they should Captain Mike Banush at 765-456-7278, the Kokomo Police Department Hotline at 765-456-7017 or contact the Kokomo Police Department at 765-457-1105. 

Anonymous tips can be shared with Central Indiana Crime Stoppers at 1-800-262-TIPS.

 

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