On the morning of March 18, 2017, officers in Gary, Indiana, were dispatched to the 400 block of Ellsworth Street after a report of a man lying face-down in the yard. At about 9:45 a.m., the body of 24-year-old Jason D. Harris, a Black male, was found in the backyard of a vacant home. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at 10:38 a.m. by the Lake County Coroner’s Office.

The death was ruled a homicide and the Gary Police Department opened an investigation. Despite that probe, no arrests have been made and no suspects have been publicly identified. The case remains open as investigators seek information to help bring closure to the family.

If anyone has information about what happened to Jason Harris or was in the area of Ellsworth Street on March 18, 2017, please share what you know.