On February 22, 2017, police in Gary, Indiana, opened a homicide investigation after the body of 27-year-old Jimmie D. Spates was found. Spates, a Black man known to friends and family as 1 Dee, was discovered suffering from fatal gunshot wounds. Officers processed the scene but did not take any suspects into custody and early inquiries produced few answers about what led to the shooting.

Spates was a father of two. The case produced no publicly reported arrests, charges, or convictions, and has been listed in databases of unsolved homicides and victims of gun violence in Indiana. The motive remains unclear and the investigation remains unresolved.

If anyone knew Jimmie, his movements that day, or has information that could help, please come forward and share what you know.