Karen Leticia Castro-Hernandez, a 23-year-old Hispanic/Latina woman, was shot and killed on March 13, 2021, inside an apartment complex on Indianapolis’ southeast side in the 4400 block of Lickridge Court. Officers who responded found her wounded; she was pronounced dead shortly afterward as the scene was described as chaotic and urgent.

Detectives reported that a 7-year-old boy who had been at the scene, identified as Marco Antonio Jimenes Castro, was suddenly missing and believed to be with an adult man. For several hours authorities treated the child’s whereabouts as a potential danger alongside the homicide investigation; the child was located safe just after midnight on March 14. Investigators described the shooting as domestic-related, citing witness accounts of an argument immediately before a gunshot and the victim’s voice saying she did not want to die.

The day after the killing, law enforcement arrested Marco Pacheco-Aleman in Floyd County and charged him in Marion County with murder; prosecutors said a bullet recovered from his pocket matched the bullet used in the killing. Are there readers who knew Karen or who have information about what led up to the confrontation that night?