Elijah Emmanuel Nolan, 19, was shot and killed on April 7, 2018, in an empty field in Hammond’s Robertsdale section near 116th Street and Myrtle Avenue. He was found with a gunshot wound to the chest, taken to Franciscan Health Hammond, and pronounced dead.

Investigators say the shooting happened during a prearranged sale of a MAC-10 submachine gun that Nolan was reportedly trying to sell after allegedly stealing it from a friend of the men he met. A witness who accompanied Nolan told authorities that Nolan and one of the suspects, Derrel McLaurin-McNutt, shot at each other; reports say it was unclear who fired first. Derrel McLaurin-McNutt sustained gunshot wounds to his legs and was treated at a hospital.

Three cousins were identified and charged with murder and armed robbery: 20-year-old Charles Wilson III of Gary, and brothers 21-year-old Derek McLaurin-McNutt and 19-year-old Derrel McLaurin-McNutt of Whiting. Evidence cited includes witness statements and surveillance footage showing multiple people fleeing and Derek and Derrel returning to the area; investigators also say Derek tried to sell the weapon on Facebook after the shooting.

If anyone has information about the sale, the events that night, or saw activity near 116th and Myrtle on April 7, 2018, please share what is known.