An Indiana man is accused of shooting his girlfriend and the mother of his child to death with a sawed-off shotgun after an argument at their home.

Charles Franklin, 26, faces several charges, including murder , domestic battery committed in the presence of a child less than 16 years old, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, court records show. He is being held in the Lake County Jail.

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On Monday, at a home on the 2400 block of Pennsylvania Street, Franklin was home with his girlfriend, 26-year-old Arrianna Miles. Their 11-month-old son was also there, per a probable cause affidavit reviewed by the Post-Tribune .

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