On November 21, 2015, 20-year-old Ikeam Jamal Simmons was shot and killed in East Chicago, Indiana, near 150th Street and Alexander Avenue. The shooting happened at about 3:30 p.m.; he was taken to St. Catherine Hospital and was pronounced dead at 4:24 p.m. that same day.

Simmons was a resident of East Chicago and a father to two daughters, Naeli and Nevaeh. He is remembered by his mother, Sabrina Simmons; his sister, Nykeyia; close friends including Nyokika Griffen and Jaylen Johnson; and an extended family of aunts, uncles, cousins and other friends.