Anthony Hernandez-Lopez was fatally shot in Indianapolis in the early morning hours of August 23, 2025, just hours after his 18th birthday. The shooting occurred around 2 a.m. in the 3300 block of Graceland Avenue in the Crown Hill area, where neighbors reported numerous gunshots. He was found with an apparent gunshot wound, taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition, and later died.

Another person with a gunshot wound arrived at an Indianapolis hospital shortly after; authorities believe that person was injured in the same incident on Graceland Avenue. Police initially detained an adult and a juvenile after responding to a car crash nearby because the vehicle and occupants matched witness descriptions, but both were released after interviews and no charges have been filed in connection with Hernandez-Lopez’s death. The motive has not been released and no other suspects have been publicly identified.

If anyone was in the Crown Hill area on the night of August 22–23 and observed activity on Graceland Avenue or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.