On the early morning of September 21, 2019, police in South Bend, Indiana, responded to reports of gunfire on the city’s east side and found four people with gunshot wounds. One male victim, identified as 34-year-old Edward Lavelle McCurry, was pronounced dead at the scene. McCurry, known to friends and family as Maine, was born in Chicago and lived in South Bend. He was a father of two, worked at a local restaurant, and was remembered by acquaintances as a reserved but humorous family man who liked fashion and music.

Investigators with the St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Unit say the shooting grew out of a dispute between two groups of females shortly before the gunfire. Three women were wounded and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries; one later required readmission for complications. No arrests were announced immediately, and the homicide investigation remained open.

If anyone knew Edward or saw activity on East Cedar Street that morning, can you share information with investigators?