On the evening of June 7, 2024, Ja’Quan Richards, 41, was found critically wounded in the 1800 block of Clark Street in Gary, Indiana, after reports of a shooting. First responders transported Richards to Northlake Methodist Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:18 p.m. that same night. A forensic autopsy the following day determined the cause of death to be multiple gunshot wounds and the death was ruled a homicide.

The Gary Police Department, the Lake County Sheriff’s Department CSI unit, and the Lake County Prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force joined the investigation, canvassing the area and collecting evidence. Motive and information about any assailants have not been disclosed. Does anyone in the Gary area have information about that night or about Ja’Quan Richards that could help investigators?