On the evening of July 3, 2017, Joseph Martin, a 40-year-old Black / African American man, was shot in Lake Station, Indiana. Lake Station police responded to reports of a shooting and first responders found Martin with fatal gunshot injuries; the Lake County Coroner’s Office ruled the death a homicide.

Detectives searched the scene that night and canvassed for witnesses and evidence as the department opened a homicide investigation. The incident is recorded in national gun violence databases and prompted online tributes from friends and community members.

Did anyone in the Lake Station area witness the shooting or have information about Joseph Martin’s last hours?