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On the evening of October 28, 2014, in Hammond, Indiana, 45-year-old Martin Hurtado Sr. was in his backyard working on a car when a single gunshot struck him in the shoulder at about 9:20 p.m. He was taken to St. Margaret’s Hospital and pronounced dead later that evening. Family remembered him as a hardworking, caring and intelligent man who never took a day off.

Investigators determined the shooting was a case of mistaken identity. Prosecutors said the shooter, 19-year-old Anton James, was a member of the Latin Kings and intended to target Hurtado’s son, Martin Hurtado Jr., believed to be affiliated with a rival gang. Prosecutors charged James with murder in aid of racketeering and murder from use of a firearm during a crime of violence. The shooter’s mother, Dalia Guerrero, was later arrested on allegations she threatened a witness in the case.

If anyone knew Martin Hurtado Sr., his routines that night, or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.