Emmanuel Salinas, 30, was shot to death at a residence on the 3600 block of Colorado Street in Lake Station, Indiana. The incident was investigated beginning Thursday, February 27, 2020; the Lake County Coroner’s office formally ruled his death a homicide from gunshot wounds the next day. Authorities involved included the Lake Station Police Department and the Northwest Indiana Major Crimes Task Force.

Known to family and friends as Emo, Salinas worked as a laborer with Laborers Union Local #41 and is remembered as outgoing and playful. He left behind a wife and three young children. In the days after the killing the family received community support while they prepared his funeral.

No suspects or arrests have been reported in connection with the shooting. If anyone has information about what happened on February 27, 2020, please share it with investigators.