In the pre-dawn hours of July 31, 2025, gunfire near the Village Shopping Center parking lot in Gary, Indiana, left two men dead. Deon Stewart, 36, of Chicago, and 37-year-old Dante Givens were found inside a blue Honda CR-V in the lot after bystanders flagged down nearby officers. Both had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead; Stewart’s time of death was recorded as 4:41 a.m. The Lake County Coroner’s Office ruled both deaths homicides.

Investigators say the shooting began near 37th Avenue and Grant Street. Surveillance video, license plate readers, social media evidence and witness statements — including accounts from two back-seat passengers — indicate another vehicle pulled alongside the CR-V at a red light and fired as the CR-V moved forward. Authorities identified 35-year-old Alex Dominque Russell of Gary as a suspect and secured two murder charges against him.

Did anyone in the area see the vehicles involved or have information about the shooting that hasn’t been reported?