Fourteen-year-old Jonathon Elliott was shot and killed on April 29, 2023, at a family member’s home in the 600 block of South Pleasant Street in Edinburgh, Indiana. He and his brother were playing a video game when a single bullet struck Jonathon in the chest. First responders took him to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, where he later died. Before being rushed to the hospital Jonathon was able to identify his attacker to police.

The person Jonathon named was his 20-year-old foster brother, Pedro C. Castillo Salmeron. Jonathon’s brother, David Brandenburg, who witnessed the shooting, said Castillo Salmeron had been handling a gun just before it discharged. Brandenburg urged Castillo Salmeron to call 911; Brandenburg then placed the call himself. Castillo Salmeron left the residence, hid the firearm, and later returned; Edinburgh police arrested him that night without incident.

Jonathon’s family described him as a happy, kind-hearted boy who loved video games and music. The motive for the shooting remains unclear. If anyone has information about that night or knew Jonathon, please share what you know with investigators.