Ja’Len De’Andre Lindsey was 19 when he was shot and killed at a party in Fort Wayne over the Fourth of July weekend on July 5, 2020. A 2019 graduate of North Side High School, he was remembered as the Family Entertainer and the comedian of his class, active in school musicals and dance, and described by family and friends as goofy, caring, dependable and generous. He had worked jobs including landscaping, Subway and Crazy Pinz and was born January 31, 2001.

The shooting reportedly followed a disturbance at the gathering. The Fort Wayne Police Department opened a homicide investigation, but the killer has not been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Family and friends held a balloon release and later a memorial as they continue to seek justice.

If anyone has information about the shooting, contact Crimestoppers.