A late-night shooting in a south Elkhart neighborhood left 19-year-old Marco Antonio Lopez Terrazas Jr. dead on the morning of March 2, 2026. Officers arrived shortly before 8 a.m. on the 2600 block of Morton Avenue after a 911 call reporting a shooting with injuries. First responders performed life-saving measures but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy confirmed death by gunshot and the manner was ruled a homicide.

Investigators described the incident as appearing to be isolated and not an ongoing threat to the public. A neighbor said they heard two to four gunshots and then a young woman screaming before police arrived. Within a day, a 16-year-old male from Elkhart was taken into custody; a judicial officer found probable cause for his arrest for murder and he was ordered held without bond. The prosecutor’s office was reviewing the case and expected to decide on formal charges by the end of that week.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Elkhart County Homicide Unit.