Juan Carlos Romero-Sanchez was 16 when he was shot and killed in Indianapolis on the evening of November 8, 2016. A student at Ben Davis High School and a JROTC participant, he was remembered as academically diligent and courteous. Initial reports described the shooting as arising from a dispute over a pair of shoes, but investigators later concluded the attack was targeted and tied to local gang activity.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department identified three teenage suspects in the months after the killing. Arrests were made and the case went to trial. By August 2018 all three individuals had been convicted of murder in connection with Romero-Sanchez’s death; sentences reported in May and August 2018 ranged from 60 to 75 years. The family’s loss remained profound.

If anyone knew Juan, his routines, or saw anything around November 8, 2016, that could shed more light on what happened, please share information with investigators.