On the evening of October 3, 2023, Robert Louis Hornbuckle Jr., a 46-year-old Black man, was found critically wounded inside the driver’s seat of a van at an apartment complex in the 10100 block of John Marshall Drive on Indianapolis’ far east side. Officers arrived about 8 p.m.; Hornbuckle had sustained gunshot injuries and was taken to Eskenazi Hospital, where he died later that evening. The Marion County Coroner identified him the next day.

Detectives say the initial shooting likely occurred a short distance from where the van was found and that Hornbuckle apparently drove the vehicle after being shot. His death was the second homicide at the Amber Woods apartment complex within 72 hours; residents report bullets struck at least one apartment twice, and neighbors described growing fear. No suspects have been identified or arrested and the investigation remains active.

Anyone with information about what happened is asked to contact authorities.