Indiana Man Shoots His Pregnant Wife 5 Times, Killing The Baby Because He Believed The Child Wasn't His

An Indiana man has been arrested after allegedly confessing to shooting his pregnant wife because he believed the child she was carrying was not his.

Jeremy McBride, 36, is accused of shooting his estranged wife, identified by Indianapolis’ Fox 59 as Kayla Netherland.

On Thursday, Jan. 23, McBride was charged with the Attempted Murder (Attempted intentional killing of another) of Netherland and Feticide (terminates human pregnancy w/intent other than to produce live birth) for her unborn child, according to court records viewed by PEOPLE.

Citing a probable cause affidavit, WISH-TV reported that on Sunday, Jan. 19, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department responded to a home in the 700 block of Pleasant Run Parkway Drive North shortly after 6 p.m.

A neighbor had gone to the home to do laundry and discovered McBride “in the bathroom of the residence, standing next to an adult female who was lying on the ground bleeding” and “no one else was in the residence," court papers read, per WISH-TV.

The outlet adds that responding officers found the victim with gunshot wounds to her back. After being rushed to a hospital, doctors were able to determine that Netherland was 20 weeks pregnant.

McBride was not at the residence when officers arrived, the news station said.

According to Fox 59, McBride allegedly called 911 to confess to the shooting and was arrested within 30 minutes.

McBride allegedly told police he purchased a gun before the shooting and spent days planning the crime. The 36-year-old allegedly practiced firing the weapon at a shooting range, and intended to take his own life as well.