On the morning of April 30, 2022, East Chicago police responded to a ShotSpotter alert near 5042 Reading Avenue and found two people struck by gunfire. Daniel A. Ramirez III, 23, was found with a fatal gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene. His fiancée, Antonia Cantu, also suffered a gunshot wound to the head; she survived and was taken to St. Catherine Hospital in stable condition.

Investigators from the East Chicago Criminal Investigation Division and the Lake County Sheriff’s Department Crime Scene Unit processed the scene and reportedly recovered more than a dozen shell casings. Ramirez was a resident of East Chicago and is described in his obituary as a devoted father of three young sons and a jokester with a huge heart who prioritized family. Authorities have asked anyone with information to contact detectives or the anonymous tip line; no suspects had been publicly named or taken into custody as of these records.

Did anyone in the community have recent contact with Daniel or Antonia or see activity around Reading Avenue that morning?