It has been two years since Amanda Blackburn, the pregnant wife of an Indianapolis pastor, was fatally wounded during a home invasion on Nov. 10, 2015. Here's a look at the case that captured the nation's attention. A trial scheduled to start Monday against the final suspect charged in connection with the death of Amanda Blackburn has ended in a mistrial.
The shooting made national news. Blackburn was the wife of pastor Davey Blackburn. The couple had moved to Indianapolis from South Carolina two years prior to found Resonate Church, which"Though everything inside of me wants to hate, be angry and slip into despair, I choose the route of forgiveness, grace and hope," Davey Blackburn said in a statement from 2015, after Taylor and another man were arrested in connection with his wife's death.
He was charged alongside two co-defendants: Diano Gordon and Jalen E. Watson, both of whom have accepted plea agreements. Both are working with prosecutors in the case against Taylor, who police say pulled the trigger in Amanda Blackburn's shooting. IndyStar contacted the family of Davey Blackburn in May, but he declined to speak about Taylor's pending trial. IndyStar also called and left a voicemail for Taylor's mother requesting an interview. According to police, multiple 911 calls were made the morning of Nov. 10, 2015, to report separate home invasions. Around 5:20 a.m.