Jaylen McFarland, a 21-year-old Black man born January 24, 2002, was killed by gunfire in Gary, Indiana, on March 26, 2023. The same shooting also claimed the life of 52-year-old Maxie D. Rallings Jr. Reports say authorities have not released details about what happened that day, and no information about suspects or arrests has been made public.

Friends and family remembered Jaylen as loving, family-oriented, loyal and funny; online tributes described him as a nephew and cousin who mattered deeply to those who knew him. The circumstances of the double fatal shooting remain unclear and the families are still waiting for answers.

If anyone in Gary remembers seeing or hearing anything relevant to the March 26, 2023 shooting, please share what you know.