Indianapolis Man Charged with Murder in 2022 Fatal Home Invasion after DNA Evidence Discovery

After a years-long investigation into a fatal home invasion that shook an Indianapolis community, 19-year-old Octavionn Long has been arrested and charged with the murder of 22-year-old Naya Ruffin. The tragic event took place on April 29, 2022, when masked individuals broke into the northeast side apartment of Ruffin who was, according to her boyfriend, asleep on the couch following an argument with him, as reported by

WRTV

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During the invasion, Ruffin’s boyfriend, who was in the bedroom at the time, heard her scream and was confronted by an armed intruder asking, “What’s in here?” despite a struggle ensued between him and the intruder, the assailant managed to open a safe in the bedroom and steal items from within; following this altercation, a gunshot was heard, leading to the tragic discovery of Ruffin with a fatal chest wound, according to documents from the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, as relayed by

FOX59

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Evidence linking Long to the crime includes DNA samples acquired from blood found at the scene on the safe and under the boyfriend’s nails; these samples ultimately matched Long’s DNA, who at the time of the discovery was already in custody for unrelated charges at Branchville Correctional Facility, as stated in a

WTHR

report.

In addition to the DNA evidence, court documents have linked Long to a previous criminal incident involving Ruffin’s boyfriend from June 2021—a string of circumstances that, when pieced together, build the case. If convicted of murder, Long faces severe penalties, including up to 65 years in prison or potentially harsher sentences under Indiana’s capital punishment laws, as detailed by

FOX59

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