INDIANAPOLIS -- An 18-year-old was killed on his birthday during a deadly shooting over the weekend on Indy's near north side.

Just before 2 a.m. on Saturday, neighbors on Graceland Avenue in Crown Hill awoke to the sounds of gunfire. Witnesses reported hearing dozens of gunshots from what sounded like multiple shooters using different weapons.

That shooting killed Anthony Hernandez-Lopez just a couple of hours after he turned 18 because his birthday was on Saturday. A second victim showed up at the hospital a short time later with non-fatal injuries.

"It's just a sad story," Reverend Charles Harrison said.

The Crown Hill neighborhood has been patrolled by Indy's Ten Point Coalition for years. In fact, Reverend Harrison said his group walked along Graceland just a few hours before the

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