On the night of September 26, 2020, emergency responders found 19-year-old Tre’von Sandford after a crash at East 38th Street and North College Avenue in Indianapolis. Sandford, a Black/African American male, had sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to Eskenazi Hospital in critical condition; he died shortly afterward.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department detectives determined Sandford had likely been shot before the vehicle collision, and the incident was treated as a homicide. The circumstances leading up to the shooting remain unclear and no arrests have been reported. His death occurred during a violent weekend for the city that contributed to an increased homicide rate that year.

Anyone with information about what happened that night is asked to come forward.