Jaziah Xavier Lee Scudiero, 19, was shot and killed in Richmond, Indiana on November 26, 2023. Richmond Police responded to a 911 call to the 500 block of North 18th Street after a woman told dispatchers her son had shot someone. Officers found Scudiero with a gunshot wound; Richmond Fire Department personnel rendered aid but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

A suspect, 24-year-old Austin M. Day, was at the residence and was taken into custody without incident after his mother made the emergency call and said she had been on the phone with him when he reported the shooting. Reports indicate a dispute between the two men may have preceded the shooting, but specific details of any altercation have not been released. Day was booked into the Wayne County Jail and the matter was referred to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office for charging decisions.

If anyone has information about Jaziah Scudiero, the events on North 18th Street that night, or the relationship between the two men, please share what you know.