Benito D. Lugo, 24, was shot and killed in a house in Jonesboro, Indiana, in the early morning hours of January 29, 2023. Responding to a 911 call at about 3:15 a.m., officers found Lugo with a single gunshot wound to the chest; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Five other people were in the residence when the shooting occurred.

Investigators identified 39-year-old Jose Santos Cruz as a suspect. Cruz was arrested and charged with criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, a Level 5 felony, and later pled guilty to one count of criminal recklessness; he received a sentence of 1.5 years in prison followed by 2.5 years of probation. The circumstances surrounding Lugo’s death remained under investigation. Lugo’s family remembered him as a beloved son, brother, and friend who loved the outdoors and had plans to buy a house and a Dodge truck.

If anyone has information about what happened that night at 7220 South 200 West, please come forward to investigators.