On June 18, 2020, in Indianapolis, Indiana, a 37-year-old male named Richard Jones became the victim of a fatal shooting that marked a grim milestone for the city. Around 1:30 in the morning, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were dispatched to the intersection of North Keystone Avenue and East 35th Street following reports of gunfire in the area. Upon their arrival at the scene, first responders discovered Jones suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
Despite the immediate response of emergency personnel, he was pronounced deceased at the location of the shooting.
The death of Jones was recorded as the 100th criminal homicide in Indianapolis for the year 2020, a year that saw a significant rise in violent crime across the city. Investigators remained at the intersection for several hours collecting evidence and seeking potential witnesses to the early morning violence. At the time of the incident, police did not immediately release information regarding a specific motive or description of a perpetrator.
Public records and available reports from the years following the incident do not indicate that an arrest has been made or that a suspect has been publicly identified in connection with this specific case. While local authorities continued to investigate the surge of violence occurring that summer, no details regarding a trial or conviction related to the death of Richard Jones have been released in open sources, leaving the case without a reported resolution.
