A man was arrested Friday after he was caught on apartment gym surveillance entering the facility where a young woman was killed earlier that morning.
The body of Carina Rodriguez, 23, was discovered around 6:30 a.m. on the second floor of complex 9 on Canal in Indianapolis, Indiana.
It seems other residents of the building found her and immediately contacted police – who later found video evidence showing Cody Weir, 25, walking into the gym where the victim had been working out before she was attacked.
The relationship between Weir and Rodriguez, if any, was not immediately clear.
Cody Weir, 25, was arrested Friday after he was caught on apartment gym surveillance entering the facility where a young woman was killed
The body of Carina Rodriguez, 23, was discovered around 6:30 a.m. on the second floor of complex 9 on Canal in Indianapolis, Indiana
Resident Adam Lottes told WTHR his two horrified roommates found the body of Rodriguez on their way to the apartment gym
According to Fox 59, the victim did not die by gun shot; however, police said they found ‘suspicious injuries’ covering her body.
‘When they examined the body, they found things that gave them pause. We called in crime lab and are treating it as a murder investigation,’ IMPD Deputy Chief, Chris Bailey said in a statement.
Resident Adam Lottes told WTHR his two horrified roommates found the body of Rodriguez on their way to the apartment gym.
‘They came back in the morning from going down to the gym, which they usually go to every day at six, said they found a body laying on the ground,’ Lottes said
In an attempt to revive her, Lottes’ roommates administered CPR, which was unsuccessful as the woman was already dead by the time she was found
The resident said the gym has since been closed off and the windows concealed, leaving neighbors feeling uneasy
‘They came back from, well, they didn’t work out, but they came back in the morning from going down to the gym, which they usually go to every day at six, said they found a body laying on the ground,’ Lottes said of the shocking matter.
In an attempt to revive her, Lottes’ roommates administered CPR, which was unsuccessful as the woman was already dead by the time she was found.
He added: ‘You have your adrenaline pumping to work out, not to see that.’
The relationship between Weir and Rodriguez, if any, was not immediately clear
Residents were shocked to hear of the horrifying incident at their apartment building
The resident said the gym has since been closed off and the windows concealed, leaving neighbors feeling uneasy.
‘I asked a lot of people about the canal [before moving in a few months ago] and they said it’s really nice and that usually stuff like this hardly ever happens here. It was a shock to me,’ he said in the interview with the local news station.
Managers at 9 on Canal since released a statement on the horrifying murder.
‘We are aware of a death that earlier today [sic] in the property’s gym. We are cooperating fully with authorities as they investigate,’ the statement read.
‘We are also in the process of notifying residents. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the individual’s family and friends.’