JaLeal Daeshawn Hurt was 19 when he was shot and killed on the near northwest side of Indianapolis in the early hours of August 20, 2024. Officers responded about 3:30 a.m. to the 600 block of Udell Street, a few blocks south of Crown Hill Cemetery, and found Hurt with at least one gunshot wound. Emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene and the Marion County Coroner later identified him.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation, canvassed the neighborhood, and appealed to the public for information. Authorities said they did not believe there was an ongoing threat to the surrounding community. No motive has been released and no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified as of the latest update.

If anyone saw activity in the area of Udell Street that morning or has information about Hurt’s death, contact the IMPD Homicide Office or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana.