Ja Quan Robinson, a 22-year-old Black man, was fatally shot and found unresponsive in the front yard of a property in the 1200 block of East 35th Court in Gary, Indiana, on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Emergency crews were called at about 6:45 p.m., and the Lake County Coroner’s Office was dispatched to the scene. Robinson had suffered gunshot wounds.

The Lake County Metro Homicide Unit took over the investigation. Initial reports did not include a suspect description, a motive, or details about what led to the shooting, and authorities did not say whether Robinson had been specifically targeted or involved in an earlier confrontation. His death occurred the same day as another fatal shooting in Gary but the incidents were treated as separate.

Anyone with information about Robinson’s killing is asked to contact the Lake County Metro Homicide Unit at 219-755-3855 or the Gary Police Department crime tip line at 866-CRIME-GP. Has anyone in the neighborhood seen or heard anything that night?