On the evening of September 25, 2021, 22-year-old Jahaon Sims of Hazel Crest, Illinois, was shot inside a white sedan parked at a Clark gas station at 25th and Broadway in Gary, Indiana. Police and fire personnel found Sims with multiple gunshot wounds at about 9:45 PM; he was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lake County Coroner’s Office. A female passenger in the vehicle was also shot and taken to Northlake hospital for treatment; her condition was not disclosed.

The Lake County Metro Homicide unit is leading the investigation. No motive, suspects, or arrests have been released and the case remains open. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact detectives or the Gary Crime Tip Hotline.