Michael Austin Brown was 20 when he was shot and killed in Gary, Indiana on October 8, 2017. Officers were called to Jefferson Street and 24th Avenue at about 12:14 a.m., where Brown was found with multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at 12:49 a.m., and the Lake County Coroner’s Office ruled his death a homicide.

Originally from Valparaiso, Indiana, Brown was a father and is remembered by family as a devoted son, brother, and friend who loved the Chicago Bulls. Police launched an investigation after the shooting, but no suspects or arrests were announced and officials have not disclosed persons of interest or public leads. The case remains open.

If anyone has information about what happened that night at Jefferson Street and 24th Avenue, please come forward to help Brown’s family find answers.