A social media dispute in Gary, Indiana, ended in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Orie Dodson. On February 15, 2023, a passerby found Dodson face down on the sidewalk in front of Power & Light Church in the 1300 block of Lincoln Street at about 12:15 p.m. Police and paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene; the Lake County Coroner’s Office ruled the cause of death multiple gunshot wounds and classified it a homicide.

Family accounts and the investigation say the violence stemmed from a live Instagram stream in which Dodson made disparaging remarks about a relative of other people on the video. He had sneaked out to record the live stream and was walking to a friend’s house when, according to his mother, he called to say he was being followed. Evidence at the scene indicated he was running when he was shot in the back and both thighs.

Gary Metro Homicide charged three people identified as members of the 49th Avenue Boys gang: 21-year-old Elijah Porter and 18-year-olds Dahvee Brunson and Kriston Barbee, Jr. Prosecutors say the motive was gang-related disrespect, including insulting a deceased gang member and using insulting gang signs. Dahvee Brunson was later convicted by a jury of murder plus a criminal gang enhancement and a firearm enhancement and was held at the Lake County Jail pending sentencing.

Did anyone who knew Orie see him or the live stream in the days before February 15, 2023?