1 week Ago By Dakarai Turner and Gregg Montgomery
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A judge this week convicted a 40-year-old Indianapolis man of the murder of a 31-year-old woman in 2023. Troy Briscoe will be sentenced May 9 in Marion Superior Court 32 for the shooting death of Sabrina Cowen. Prosecutors relied heavily on circumstantial evidence to establish what happened on the night of Feb.
13, 2023, Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said in a statement in a news release issued Thursday. Officers were called just before 10 p.m.
Feb. 13, 2023, to the 3500 block of West 12th Street. That in the Andorra Park housing addition that’s a few blocks southwest of Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Officers found Cowen lying in her yard with a gunshot wound. She died from her injuries about an hour later at a hospital. Upon entering Cowen’s home, investigators found several signs of a struggle, including broken fingernails, a shell casing, and a pair of glasses on the floor, prosecutors said.
Neighbors told investigators that they heard a “boom” followed by screaming around 9:30 p.m. on the night of the murder.
Witnesses informed detectives that Briscoe and Cowen had a violent relationship, and Cowen had recently indicated she was “done” with him. According to prosecutors, Briscoe’s behavior had been described as erratic and threatening. Prosecutors said home security footage from a nearby home showed Briscoe entering Cowen’s residence before the shooting and fleeing the scene shortly after.
They also said data put Briscoe’s cellphone location near the crime scene before, during and briefly after the murder. Also, his DNA was found on multiple beer bottles and a cigarette butt at the shooting scene, prosecutors said. Ryan said in the statement, “We are pleased that this verdict may provide Ms.
Cowen’s loved ones a sense of peace knowing that the defendant will be held accountable for his actions.” Online court records show Judge James K. Snyder had a bench trial ahead of his verdict.
He also dismissed a felony count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violence felon. Help is available for victims of domestic violence. Below is a list of suggested resources on the Domestic Violence Network website:.
