Ja’Markis Hackett, 24, was one of two young men killed in a double homicide in Gary, Indiana, in the early morning of July 30, 2023. Police responded to reports of multiple gunshots about 6:22 a.m. in the 1400–1500 block of Jackson Street and found one victim inside a vehicle and the other in a grassy area of nearby Froebel Park. Both men, including Hackett, were pronounced dead at the scene and the Lake County Coroner’s office ruled their deaths homicides.

The Lake County Prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force took over the investigation. Two vehicles were towed from the scene, and authorities have asked the public for any information.

If anyone has information about Hackett, Jaquamold White, or the shooting near Jackson Street and Froebel Park, please share what you know with the authorities.