Durron James Allen Degroot was 23 and lived in Hammond, Indiana when he was fatally shot on August 6, 2022. The Lake County Coroner ruled his death a homicide, listing the cause as a gunshot wound. The shooting occurred in the area described as the Outside of Chicago Chicago neighborhood.

Investigators identified a suspect and a 17-year-old from Chicago was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting. No further details about the suspect’s identity or the specific charges have been widely reported.

If anyone has information about where Degroot was before the shooting or witnessed the incident in that neighborhood, please share what is known with the authorities.