Roberto Cisneros, 31, was shot and killed in the early hours of August 6, 2018, in the 1600 block of Harlan Street in Indianapolis. He was found unresponsive with apparent gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene. The night began as a social gathering at a Harlan Street home where Cisneros was present with friends, including Antonio Jones, 24 at the time, and Jones’s mother, who was Cisneros’s longtime girlfriend.

According to witness accounts, a bickering argument between Cisneros and his girlfriend escalated. After Cisneros and Jones’s mother went to her car, Jones followed with a rifle. The verbal dispute continued in the vehicle, Cisneros demanded Jones exit the car, and Jones then raised the rifle and shot Cisneros multiple times. Witnesses outside screamed for him to stop; after a brief pause Jones fired again. Cisneros was struck five times in the back, chest, neck, arm, and hand. Jones and his mother fled the scene.

Homicide detectives identified Antonio Jones as the suspect; an arrest warrant was issued and he was later apprehended. The court found Jones guilty of murder.