Wayne Valentine, 69, was found dead from gunshot wounds near a vehicle in the 2400 block of Jennings Street in Gary, Indiana, on Sunday, February 24, 2019. The Lake County Coroner’s Office ruled his death a homicide.

Wayne’s killing came amid a wave of related violence in the same family. On February 20, his 48-year-old sister-in-law, Tracy Valentine, and 55-year-old Timothy Snow were found shot to death inside a Johnson Street residence. The day after Wayne’s death, on February 25, his brother Jimmy Valentine, 55, was found fatally shot in a ditch in the 2500 block of Calhoun Street.

Local, county and federal investigators have treated the slayings as potentially linked, but no arrests or public suspect identifications have been announced and the motive remains unknown. Anyone with information about these cases is asked to come forward.