On the evening of July 4, 2019, 18-year-old Jorge Emmanuel Roman of East Chicago was shot during a road rage incident in Hammond, Indiana. Roman was driving with another person when the dispute escalated near 165th Street and Blaine Street at about 8 p.m. An occupant of the other vehicle opened fire; Roman was struck, his vehicle lost control and crashed into a nearby house. He was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound.

The passenger in Roman’s vehicle was also wounded and taken to St. Margaret Hospital. No one inside the house that was hit was injured. The assailants fled in their vehicle, heading west into Illinois. The Hammond Police Department appealed for help identifying those responsible, but reports indicate no arrests have been announced and the shooter or shooters remain unidentified.

Who in the community has information that could help bring the person or persons responsible to justice?