Cass County Prosecutor Noah Schafer announced that Aedan Titus, 17, pled guilty to aggravated battery, admitting his role in a shooting that occurred on Pennsylvania Ave. in Logansport in October of 2024.
The juvenile was charged as an adult, as were co-defendants Christopher Zarate, 23, and Edward Cook, 20, who also participated in the confrontation that led to the shooting.
During the plea hearing, Titus admitted that during the early morning hours of October 1, 2024 he, Zarate and Cook were drinking at the home of Cook’s mother in Logansport. Photographs forensically extracted from Titus’ cell phone by police during the investigation show the three named individuals on that date and time, and photos and video from that phone show Titus holding and pointing a Taurus revolver. The metadata from those photos and videos show they were taken on the early morning hours of October 1, 2024.
Titus, Cook and Zarate left the Cook residence and eventually travelled to S. Pennsylvania Ave. by foot, walking by several security cameras of businesses and residences, which recorded their passing. They went to confront a juvenile who lived on Pennsylvania Ave. regarding a dispute over a girl.
Upon approaching the door, Aedan Titus had the firearm in his possession. The mother of the intended target answered the door. She yelled at the three of them and indicated she would call the police, which she started to do. As she was on the phone, Aedan Titus fired the same revolver shown in the cell phone videos taken earlier that morning three times at the victim, striking her in the leg. This injury caused protracted impairment of the function of her leg, as she was hospitalized for several days.
During various recorded phone calls made during his incarceration since the shooting, Titus admitted his presence at Pennsylvania Ave. on Oct.1, and admitted that he “crashed out” and shot the victim.
Titus is scheduled to be sentenced in Cass Circuit Court on October 9.
Christopher Zarate and Edward Cook are scheduled for a jury trial on November 17, 2025.
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