A community mourns after a January shooting on South Bend’s northeast side left a 17-year-old dead and two other teens wounded. Malik Duncan was fatally shot on Monday, January 5, 2026, near Frances and Sorin Streets at about 4 p.m. Officers who responded found three young victims with gunshot injuries; a 19-year-old and a 16-year-old were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening wounds.

The South Bend Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit processed the scene and has been speaking with neighbors while investigating. The family and neighborhood are still seeking answers after Malik’s death.

If anyone saw activity near Frances and Sorin Streets around 4 p.m. on January 5 or has information about this shooting, please contact Michiana Crime Stoppers.