In the early morning hours of October 3, 2022, two teenagers were found dead behind a home in the 2900 block of West 11th Avenue in Gary, Indiana. Sixteen-year-old Dayvion Jones and his 14-year-old friend Bobby Wright had each sustained gunshot wounds; the Lake County Coroner’s Office ruled both deaths homicides.

Investigators with the Gary/Lake County Metro Homicide Unit said the killings were not random and that the two boys appeared to have been specifically targeted. Police also stated the incident was not believed to be drug- or gang-related, but offered no motive in initial reports. No arrests had been announced in the days after the discovery, and the investigation was described as active.

Family and community members mourned the loss of Dayvion and Bobby. If anyone has information that could help investigators, please come forward to the Gary/Lake County Metro Homicide Unit.