Francisco Cruz Hernandez, a 25-year-old Hispanic man, was shot and killed on September 20, 2024, on Indianapolis’ north side. Officers were dispatched just before 8 p.m. to the 7700 block of Kenworthy Drive after a report of a person shot. When police arrived they found him slumped inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound; Indianapolis EMS pronounced him dead at the scene.

After the shooting the vehicle continued moving and struck a nearby apartment building; police said the collision was secondary to the shooting and that no residents were injured. Investigators treated the area as a homicide scene, canvassing neighbors and reviewing surveillance while saying they had no information about a motive and had not identified a suspect. Reports indicated no one was in custody. Anyone with information was asked to contact Detective Jose Torres at the IMPD Homicide Office.

If anyone saw activity in the 7700 block of Kenworthy Drive that evening or has surveillance footage from nearby, please come forward to investigators.