Gabriel Akins, 28, was found dead from a gunshot wound inside a still-idling silver Dodge Charger in a field in the 2200 block of Connecticut Street in Gary on January 23, 2022. Officers responded to a report of an unresponsive male; the Lake County Coroner pronounced Akins dead at the scene and ruled the death a homicide.

The Gary Police Department and the Lake County/Gary Metro Homicide Unit opened a joint investigation and have been working to reconstruct what happened that morning. As of the latest reports, no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

If anyone was in the area of Connecticut Street that morning or has information about Akins, the vehicle, or the events leading up to the shooting, please share details with investigators. What did you see or hear that early Sunday morning?