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Karen Leticia Castro-Hernandez

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated Mar 13, 2021

Victim Details

Karen Leticia Castro-Hernandez

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Indianapolis

IN

2021-03-13

23

Karen

Leticia Castro-Hernandez

07/07/2026

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Karen Leticia Castro Hernandez, a 23-year-old Hispanic/Latina woman, was killed on March 13, 2021, after police were called to an apartment complex on Indianapolis’ southeast side for a reported homicide in the 4400 block of Lickridge Court. When officers arrived, she had been shot, and she was pronounced dead shortly afterward as the scene turned chaotic and urgent.

As detectives tried to piece together what happened, they realized a 7-year-old child who had been at the scene was sudd ...
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  • The Indianapolis Star: Man arrested in Floyd County on suspicion of killing of woman in Indianapolis
  • Man, 28, arrested in woman's fatal shooting at southeast-side apartment - WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic
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    Has anyone else been thinking about the impact this case must have had on the neighbors at the apart... ...Read More
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