Mike Wolanin | The Republic Bartholomew County Sheriff deputies are investigating a shooting at this home in the 300 block of Elm Street in Hope where a 36-year-old man and his 3-year-old son were shot, allegedly by a relative during a family dispute.
Robbie Perez, 35, Homer, accused of attempted murder and aggravated battery in the shooting of his brother and his 3-year-old nephew June 1 in Hope, is now being held in the Bartholomew County Jail in lieu of $5 million bond.
In an initial hearing before Bartholomew Circuit Judge Kelly Benjamin, a jury trial for Perez was set for 8:30 a.m. Oct. 24, with a change of plea hearing set for 3:30 p.m. Sept. 25.
Perez has been served with two orders of protection in the case, according to court records.
He is accused of Level 1 felony attempted murder and two counts of Level 3 felony aggravated battery in the shooting case, according to court records.
Perez had been being treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chin at Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis, and was guarded by a Bartholomew County corrections officer at the hospital while he was there, according to Sheriff Chris Lane. He was recently transferred from the hospital directly to the Bartholomew County Jail.
Sheriff deputies were called to the 300 block of Elm Street in Hope at 11:25 p.m. June 1 on a report of a shooting, according to court records.
George Perez Jr., 36, who lives at the residence, and his 3-year-old son, Kingston, were shot in the incident and transported to Indianapolis area hospitals by Lifeline helicopter.
George Perez Jr. was treated and released, but Kingston is recovering at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, according to the family. A GoFundMe account has been set up to help the family with the boy’s medical expenses.
Photo provided George Perez Jr. keeps watch over his son Kingston who is recovering in Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis from a gunshot wound.
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