Jullius Javonte Brooks, 39, was killed after a dispute at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Hammond, Indiana, on August 13, 2022. The confrontation began during a pickup basketball game when Brooks allegedly pulled the hair of a 10-year-old boy and threw a basketball in the child’s face. The boy’s father, 40-year-old Darren A. Ferguson, went to the park to confront Brooks; during the escalation Ferguson admitted to shooting Brooks multiple times.

Police arrived at the park around 7:00 PM and found Brooks on the ground with gunshot wounds. He was taken to Franciscan Health in Hammond, where he was pronounced dead. The Lake County Coroner later ruled the death a homicide.

If anyone has information about that evening at Martin Luther King Jr. Park or knew Brooks, please share what you know.