An Indianapolis Uber driver recently arrested in connection with the death of Chanti Dixon admitted to raping and fatally shooting the woman after picking her up from work on Sunday morning.
Francisco Valadez, 29, was arrested on Tuesday, Sept 10., by IMPD homicide detectives and preliminarily charged with murder, as reported by FOX 59.
Valadez reportedly admitted to police that he shot and killed the 30-year-old Dixon in a fit of rage after picking her up and attempting to rape her in the back of his car. He then said he dumped her body in an alleyway in a wooded area near the victim’s home.
Dixon’s Body Found After They Tracked Her Phone to the Woods Behind Her Home
Court documents filed Tuesday in Marion County Court revealed officers were called around 1 p.m. Monday to the 1800 block of Wagner Lane after a woman’s body was found in a nearby wooded area. IMPD …