In the early hours of April 29, 2024, a gathering at a home in the 5300 block of Aspen Avenue in Portage, Indiana, ended when 20-year-old Darion Anderson of Hammond was shot and killed on a living room couch. Witnesses said guests were drinking and smoking marijuana and called for a delivery when supplies ran out. Shortly after 12:35 a.m., a man arrived with marijuana; witnesses later reported he was holding a pistol. One account describes someone yelling Grab it, then eight to ten gunshots.

Portage police recovered surveillance video showing a dark SUV arriving and leaving and collected witness statements. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for 19-year-old Montrell McLaurin Jr. of Gary; he was taken into custody. Investigators identified 20-year-old Timothy Sandifer IV of Gary as an alleged accomplice. McLaurin was charged with murder, murder in perpetration of a robbery, and attempted robbery; prosecutors alleged he was the shooter. Sandifer was charged with aiding murder and aiding attempted robbery but was later found not guilty at trial in November 2024.

There are unanswered questions about the sequence of events inside the house and the identities of everyone involved that night. Does anyone have information about the party, the dark SUV, or the delivery that arrived just after midnight?