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On June 1, 2006, seven people were shot to death inside a home on North Hamilton Avenue in Indianapolis in what became known as the Hamilton Avenue murders. Among the victims was 56-year-old Alberto Covarrubias, a maintenance supervisor born in Zacatecas, Mexico, who had lived in the neighborhood for more than a decade and was remembered as a good neighbor. The victims included his wife Emma Valdez and two sons, Alberto Jr., 11, and David, 8, along with Flora Albarran, her son Luis, 5, and Magno Albarran, 29.

Police say two men entered the house that night because they believed cash and cocaine were inside; the intruders used a military-style weapon and shot everyone they found. A 911 call just after 10:00 p.m. brought officers to the scene. Authorities identified suspects James Stewart and Desmond Turner; Stewart was arrested the day after the killings and Turner was captured two days later. Both were charged with seven counts including murder, felony murder, robbery, burglary, and criminal confinement. Turner was convicted on all counts and sentenced to life without parole plus 88 years.

What details about the victims or the neighborhood might help explain how this home became a target?