On June 21, 2019, 28-year-old Jermaine Jones Sr. was shot in the 500 block of Jackson Street in Gary, Indiana. Jones, a Black man identified as a resident of Triangle, Virginia, was in the Gary area when he sustained serious gunshot wounds. He was transported to a hospital in Illinois but died later that day; the Lake County Coroner’s Office ruled the manner of death a homicide.

A 33-year-old man from Gary was also shot in the same incident and survived. At the time, public reports did not immediately name a primary suspect or announce any specific arrests; the shooting was listed among a surge of violent crimes in Gary during 2019. Police continued to investigate and were seeking information from anyone who might identify those responsible.

If anyone has information about what happened on Jackson Street that day or knew Jermaine Jones, please come forward with tips for investigators.