In the early morning hours of August 15, 2020, 18-year-old Jason Ke’Von Lottie was found dead in the street in the 1700 block of Woodmont Drive in South Bend. A passerby discovered his body shortly before 2:00 a.m.; when officers arrived Jason had sustained at least one gunshot wound. The St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Unit took over the investigation.

Jason was remembered by family as a kind, loving young man who had graduated from John Adams High School, obtained his GED in 2019, earned a welding certification in 2020, and had enlisted in the U.S. Army with deployment scheduled for September 2020. A funeral was held on August 22, 2020, at Greater St. Mathews Church in South Bend.

No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced; authorities asked anyone with information to contact the homicide unit or Crime Stoppers. If anyone knew Jason or witnessed the shooting, please share what is known with investigators.