INDIANAPOLIS — In a case that highlights self-defense laws in Indiana, 17-year-old Gabriel Hernandez has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the fatal shooting of a man who was found searching through his mother’s vehicle.
The incident took place on August 23, 2023, in the 7100 block of Pluto Drive on Indy’s west side and left 18-year-old Terry Ross dead.
Hernandez, who was just 16 at the time of the shooting, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, with the prosecution dropping charges of murder and dangerous possession of a firearm…