On the morning of Thursday, December 10, 2015, Jasper Valliant, a 30-year-old Black man from East Chicago, was shot and killed in Hammond, Indiana. The shooting occurred around 8:25 a.m. in the 4200 block of Dearborn Avenue; responders found Valliant struck by multiple gunshots and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Lake County Coroner’s Office ruled the death a homicide and the Hammond Police Department opened an intensive investigation.

Investigators initially had little to go on and reported no description of any potential suspects, urging the community to come forward. If anyone in Hammond that morning saw something or has information about Jasper’s death, please share what you know with the Hammond Police Department.