A parking dispute in Gary, Indiana, turned deadly on August 1, 2025. Thirty-eight-year-old David Foster was involved in a daytime confrontation near 17th Avenue and Pierce Street that witnesses say escalated into a physical fight. During the altercation a gunshot struck Foster; he was taken to Methodist Hospitals’ Northlake Campus and was pronounced dead at 12:56 p.m. The Lake County Coroner’s Office ruled his death a homicide from a gunshot wound in the 1700 block of Pierce Street.

Police identified 26-year-old Tyrisce Latreal Calhoun Jr. as the person who allegedly fired the fatal shot. Charging documents say Calhoun admitted involvement in the fight and to firing a .40-caliber Glock, then led detectives to an apartment where the handgun was recovered in a plastic bag on a shelf. Calhoun was charged with murder and booked on August 2, 2025; a woman connected to the incident was also taken into custody with potential charges pending.

Did anyone in the Gary area witness the confrontation or know more about what led to the fight?