Larry Brown Jr. was 20 and a resident of Chicago when he was shot at the Hammond Day Festival on the evening of July 3, 2021. The shooting occurred just after 11 p.m. in the 5900 block of Wallace Road at Memorial Park in Hammond, Indiana, where a large crowd had gathered. Four people were struck; Brown and 26-year-old Blake Blakemore of Gary died of their injuries at the hospital. Two other victims were reported in stable condition.

Detectives from the Hammond Police Department recovered numerous shell casings at the scene and opened an investigation. The city’s mayor later announced the Hammond Day Festival would be canceled for future years, citing public safety concerns.

If anyone who attended the festival that night or was in the area has information that could help investigators, please come forward.