Demetrice Pierce, 48, was shot and killed on December 11, 2023, while in a checkout line at a grocery store in the 2100 block of Malcolm X Drive in Gary, Indiana. The shooting occurred during a routine trip to buy groceries and left the community reeling.

Investigators say a debit card reportedly left at the scene linked police to a suspect, and an arrest followed.

If anyone was in that store or the surrounding area on December 11 and saw something that could help, please come forward with information.