On the morning of August 20, 2017, Indianapolis police began a homicide investigation after Jason L. Hendershot, 44, was found outside a residence in the Fountain Square neighborhood with fatal gunshot wounds. Officers had been dispatched to the 2300 block of Hoyt Avenue around 4:00 a.m. on a report of a burglary in progress but could not locate the specific address from the 911 call and instead discovered Hendershot’s body.

During the initial response a man was seen fleeing from a nearby home and was detained for questioning. A second man told detectives he had been shot; he was later taken into custody on an outstanding warrant, though reports did not identify him as Hendershot’s shooter. Investigators also interviewed others from a nearby house, but records later in the year and cold case listings show the case remained unsolved with the offender unknown.

If anyone has information about what happened on Hoyt Avenue that morning, please share it with investigators.